diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 5212447..310d16b 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -2986,7 +2986,7 @@
 
 /* Since old style bridge ioctl's endup using SIOCDEVPRIVATE
  * for some operations; this forces use of the newer bridge-utils that
- * use compatiable ioctls
+ * use compatible ioctls
  */
 static int old_bridge_ioctl(compat_ulong_t __user *argp)
 {