diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c
index a0f3a313e9e73..3fc7bde699ba5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@ static int e1000_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
  * @pdev: PCI device information struct
  *
  * e1000_remove is called by the PCI subsystem to alert the driver
- * that it should release a PCI device.  The could be caused by a
+ * that it should release a PCI device. That could be caused by a
  * Hot-Plug event, or because the driver is going to be removed from
  * memory.
  **/