diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c b/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c
index 544ea21bfef9c..0bef238d2c0c6 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ static ssize_t vpe_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer,
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	if ((count + v->len) > v->plen) {
-		pr_warn("VPE loader: elf size too big. Perhaps strip uneeded symbols\n");
+		pr_warn("VPE loader: elf size too big. Perhaps strip unneeded symbols\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}