diff --git a/mm/slab_common.c b/mm/slab_common.c
index 93ec4a574d8d5d4e7b9b0a6200cc24c55fc16211..23c7500eea7d9197fa41b5d3ace65098aa7664b0 100644
--- a/mm/slab_common.c
+++ b/mm/slab_common.c
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ static void kmemcg_rcufn(struct rcu_head *head)
 	/*
 	 * We need to grab blocking locks.  Bounce to ->work.  The
 	 * work item shares the space with the RCU head and can't be
-	 * initialized eariler.
+	 * initialized earlier.
 	 */
 	INIT_WORK(&s->memcg_params.work, kmemcg_workfn);
 	queue_work(memcg_kmem_cache_wq, &s->memcg_params.work);