diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index d31fb1e2cb330..7c681492b47bf 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -6862,7 +6862,7 @@ static unsigned long effective_protection(unsigned long usage,
 	protected = min(usage, setting);
 	/*
 	 * If all cgroups at this level combined claim and use more
-	 * protection then what the parent affords them, distribute
+	 * protection than what the parent affords them, distribute
 	 * shares in proportion to utilization.
 	 *
 	 * We are using actual utilization rather than the statically