diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 4d809fff4b27..5ad2a7666f0a 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -2151,7 +2151,7 @@ S:	Supported
 F:	arch/powerpc/sysdev/qe_lib/
 F:	arch/powerpc/include/asm/*qe.h
 
-FREESCALE USB PERIPHERIAL DRIVERS
+FREESCALE USB PERIPHERAL DRIVERS
 M:	Li Yang <leoli@freescale.com>
 L:	linux-usb@vger.kernel.org
 L:	linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org