diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_nsp_in.c b/net/decnet/dn_nsp_in.c
index c97bdca5ec30f..1a12912b88d63 100644
--- a/net/decnet/dn_nsp_in.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_nsp_in.c
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ static void dn_nsp_linkservice(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	fcval = *ptr;
 
 	/*
-	 * Here we ignore erronous packets which should really
+	 * Here we ignore erroneous packets which should really
 	 * should cause a connection abort. It is not critical
 	 * for now though.
 	 */