diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/dma-mapping-nommu.c b/arch/arm/mm/dma-mapping-nommu.c
index 97db5397c320b..fecac107fd0d1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/dma-mapping-nommu.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/dma-mapping-nommu.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ void arch_setup_dma_ops(struct device *dev, bool coherent)
 		/*
 		 * Cache support for v7m is optional, so can be treated as
 		 * coherent if no cache has been detected. Note that it is not
-		 * enough to check if MPU is in use or not since in absense of
+		 * enough to check if MPU is in use or not since in absence of
 		 * MPU system memory map is used.
 		 */
 		dev->dma_coherent = cacheid ? coherent : true;