diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 4bb9decbbf27..61418a1c7817 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -2911,7 +2911,7 @@ static int mount_setup_tlink(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb, struct cifs_ses *ses,
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_DFS_UPCALL
 /*
  * cifs_build_path_to_root returns full path to root when we do not have an
- * exiting connection (tcon)
+ * existing connection (tcon)
  */
 static char *
 build_unc_path_to_root(const struct smb3_fs_context *ctx,