diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_mbx.c b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_mbx.c
index b2d336c..7ac21da 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_mbx.c
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@
 		return QLA_ERROR;
 	}
 
-	ql4_printk(KERN_INFO, ha, "%ld firmare IOCBs available (%d).\n",
+	ql4_printk(KERN_INFO, ha, "%ld firmware IOCBs available (%d).\n",
 	    ha->host_no, mbox_sts[2]);
 
 	return QLA_SUCCESS;