diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c b/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
index 1859f71..a3c4c03 100644
--- a/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@
 		/* farewell, ept, we don't need you anymore */
 		kref_put(&ept->refcount, __ept_release);
 	} else
-		dev_warn(dev, "msg received with no recepient\n");
+		dev_warn(dev, "msg received with no recipient\n");
 
 	/* publish the real size of the buffer */
 	sg_init_one(&sg, msg, RPMSG_BUF_SIZE);