diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/sm_common.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/sm_common.c
index ba24cb36d0b90..b2b42dd1a2de6 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/sm_common.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/sm_common.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static const struct mtd_ooblayout_ops oob_sm_ops = {
 	.free = oob_sm_ooblayout_free,
 };
 
-/* NOTE: This layout is is not compatabable with SmartMedia, */
+/* NOTE: This layout is not compatabable with SmartMedia, */
 /* because the 256 byte devices have page depenent oob layout */
 /* However it does preserve the bad block markers */
 /* If you use smftl, it will bypass this and work correctly */