diff --git a/include/asm-ia64/compat.h b/include/asm-ia64/compat.h
index 0f6e5264ab8fcccefa2da67faa794fec3d79d206..dfcf75b8426d8bde81dd8b7fda51ad5f12df137c 100644
--- a/include/asm-ia64/compat.h
+++ b/include/asm-ia64/compat.h
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ struct compat_shmid64_ds {
 /*
  * A pointer passed in from user mode. This should not be used for syscall parameters,
  * just declare them as pointers because the syscall entry code will have appropriately
- * comverted them already.
+ * converted them already.
  */
 typedef	u32		compat_uptr_t;
 
diff --git a/include/asm-mips/compat.h b/include/asm-mips/compat.h
index 568c76cdd9000aed94b2d7970bbfdb2f446d6973..ac5d541368e934a30ca17ac03e58bd990b9eb7ca 100644
--- a/include/asm-mips/compat.h
+++ b/include/asm-mips/compat.h
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ typedef u32		compat_sigset_word;
  * A pointer passed in from user mode. This should not
  * be used for syscall parameters, just declare them
  * as pointers because the syscall entry code will have
- * appropriately comverted them already.
+ * appropriately converted them already.
  */
 typedef u32		compat_uptr_t;
 
diff --git a/include/asm-parisc/compat.h b/include/asm-parisc/compat.h
index 5a85d1b025c810de6e881931ce0ae3a38574216c..7f32611a7a5ebc1fe64e36716db7748df21c5070 100644
--- a/include/asm-parisc/compat.h
+++ b/include/asm-parisc/compat.h
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ typedef u32		compat_sigset_word;
  * A pointer passed in from user mode. This should not
  * be used for syscall parameters, just declare them
  * as pointers because the syscall entry code will have
- * appropriately comverted them already.
+ * appropriately converted them already.
  */
 typedef	u32		compat_uptr_t;
 
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/compat.h b/include/asm-powerpc/compat.h
index 64ab1ddbdf85c5d2cba8ca73750b873b43040a4d..d811a8cd7b58c9397200be83cf0ee333c313e037 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/compat.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/compat.h
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ typedef u32		compat_sigset_word;
  * A pointer passed in from user mode. This should not
  * be used for syscall parameters, just declare them
  * as pointers because the syscall entry code will have
- * appropriately comverted them already.
+ * appropriately converted them already.
  */
 typedef	u32		compat_uptr_t;
 
diff --git a/include/asm-s390/compat.h b/include/asm-s390/compat.h
index 7f4ad623f7d5d93a2f423cd76898c1df52883a51..de065b32381a36867eb7bf6bc58f2b0ba8ddeec2 100644
--- a/include/asm-s390/compat.h
+++ b/include/asm-s390/compat.h
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ typedef u32		compat_sigset_word;
  * A pointer passed in from user mode. This should not
  * be used for syscall parameters, just declare them
  * as pointers because the syscall entry code will have
- * appropriately comverted them already.
+ * appropriately converted them already.
  */
 typedef	u32		compat_uptr_t;
 
diff --git a/include/asm-sparc64/compat.h b/include/asm-sparc64/compat.h
index 01fe6682b4054237ee55d8d4418310aaf68947cd..f260b58f5ce9d34ac224d2781bf4e0ac277849d4 100644
--- a/include/asm-sparc64/compat.h
+++ b/include/asm-sparc64/compat.h
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ typedef u32		compat_sigset_word;
  * A pointer passed in from user mode. This should not
  * be used for syscall parameters, just declare them
  * as pointers because the syscall entry code will have
- * appropriately comverted them already.
+ * appropriately converted them already.
  */
 typedef	u32		compat_uptr_t;
 
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/compat.h b/include/asm-x86/compat.h
index b270ee04959ea7ce3fa73cf4935f39d9b7e0aa8b..d3e8f3e87ee8a876c413611fd2ae21fb0b6dbc63 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/compat.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/compat.h
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ typedef struct user_regs_struct32 compat_elf_gregset_t;
  * A pointer passed in from user mode. This should not
  * be used for syscall parameters, just declare them
  * as pointers because the syscall entry code will have
- * appropriately comverted them already.
+ * appropriately converted them already.
  */
 typedef	u32		compat_uptr_t;