diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 7000adb5820c3..9f651bcde046c 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -5925,7 +5925,7 @@ sub process {
 			}
 			if (!$has_break && $has_statement) {
 				WARN("MISSING_BREAK",
-				     "Possible switch case/default not preceeded by break or fallthrough comment\n" . $herecurr);
+				     "Possible switch case/default not preceded by break or fallthrough comment\n" . $herecurr);
 			}
 		}