diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_vsc.c b/drivers/ata/sata_vsc.c
index b777176..e079cf2 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_vsc.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_vsc.c
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@
 	if (pci_resource_len(pdev, 0) == 0)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	/* map IO regions and intialize host accordingly */
+	/* map IO regions and initialize host accordingly */
 	rc = pcim_iomap_regions(pdev, 1 << VSC_MMIO_BAR, DRV_NAME);
 	if (rc == -EBUSY)
 		pcim_pin_device(pdev);