diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
index 941441d..0e22440 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
@@ -3886,7 +3886,7 @@
 		goto parse_DFS_referrals_exit;
 	}
 
-	/* collect neccessary data from referrals */
+	/* collect necessary data from referrals */
 	for (i = 0; i < *num_of_nodes; i++) {
 		char *temp;
 		int max_len;