diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 36b28987a2f07584e1b2337d4e9ca3a1ae1ce635..c35d22607978bf58678a4168e19ae4c5641e42ac 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ static struct module *new_module(const char *name, size_t namelen)
 
 	/*
 	 * Set mod->is_gpl_compatible to true by default. If MODULE_LICENSE()
-	 * is missing, do not check the use for EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() becasue
-	 * modpost will exit wiht error anyway.
+	 * is missing, do not check the use for EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() because
+	 * modpost will exit with an error anyway.
 	 */
 	mod->is_gpl_compatible = true;