diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index efacca63c897..a5ac8ed1936f 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ $(subdir-ym):
 	need-modorder=$(if $(filter $@/modules.order, $(subdir-modorder)),1) \
 	$(filter $@/%, $(single-subdir-goals))
 
-# Add FORCE to the prequisites of a target to force it to be always rebuilt.
+# Add FORCE to the prerequisites of a target to force it to be always rebuilt.
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 PHONY += FORCE
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modfinal b/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
index 1fa98b5e952b..306a6bb86e4d 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ endif
 
 targets += $(modules:%.o=%.ko) $(modules:%.o=%.mod.o)
 
-# Add FORCE to the prequisites of a target to force it to be always rebuilt.
+# Add FORCE to the prerequisites of a target to force it to be always rebuilt.
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 PHONY += FORCE
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux b/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux
index 49946cb96844..5ceecbed31eb 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ targets += vmlinux
 vmlinux: scripts/link-vmlinux.sh vmlinux.o $(KBUILD_LDS) FORCE
 	+$(call if_changed_dep,link_vmlinux)
 
-# Add FORCE to the prequisites of a target to force it to be always rebuilt.
+# Add FORCE to the prerequisites of a target to force it to be always rebuilt.
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 PHONY += FORCE
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_o b/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_o
index 6de297916ce6..d64070b6b4bc 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_o
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.vmlinux_o
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ targets += modules.builtin
 modules.builtin: modules.builtin.modinfo FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,modules_builtin)
 
-# Add FORCE to the prequisites of a target to force it to be always rebuilt.
+# Add FORCE to the prerequisites of a target to force it to be always rebuilt.
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 PHONY += FORCE