1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c
index dfcbe6924eaf..6b345f35f023 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c
@@ -2446,7 +2446,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(idle_threshold,
         "System idle percentage above which to make APM BIOS idle calls");
 module_param(idle_period, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(idle_period,
-        "Period (in sec/100) over which to caculate the idle percentage");
+        "Period (in sec/100) over which to calculate the idle percentage");
 module_param(smp, bool, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(smp,
         "Set this to enable APM use on an SMP platform. Use with caution on older systems");