diff --git a/fs/jbd2/journal.c b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
index 0e8014e..2b9a342 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@
 	 */
 	if (!tid_geq(journal->j_commit_request, target)) {
 		/*
-		 * We want a new commit: OK, mark the request and wakup the
+		 * We want a new commit: OK, mark the request and wakeup the
 		 * commit thread.  We do _not_ do the commit ourselves.
 		 */