diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/hw_irq.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/hw_irq.h
index aca05a4..77adda2 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/hw_irq.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/hw_irq.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 extern atomic_t irq_err_count;
 
 /*
- * interrupt-retrigger: NOP for now. This may not be apropriate for all
+ * interrupt-retrigger: NOP for now. This may not be appropriate for all
  * machines, we'll see ...
  */