diff --git a/scripts/kallsyms.c b/scripts/kallsyms.c
index 9ee9bf7fd1a2..65792650c630 100644
--- a/scripts/kallsyms.c
+++ b/scripts/kallsyms.c
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ static void optimize_result(void)
 		 * original char code */
 		if (!best_table_len[i]) {
 
-			/* find the token with the breates profit value */
+			/* find the token with the best profit value */
 			best = find_best_token();
 			if (token_profit[best] == 0)
 				break;