diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c
index 5c5f208c15d341fc06be6bc8367626aa69954cdb..928867f527e70ad9d3a1f8b10c7266eaa859c030 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ static int __trace_eprobe_create(int argc, const char *argv[])
 
 	if (IS_ERR(ep)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(ep);
-		/* This must return -ENOMEM or misssing event, else there is a bug */
+		/* This must return -ENOMEM or missing event, else there is a bug */
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(ret != -ENOMEM && ret != -ENODEV);
 		ep = NULL;
 		goto error;