diff --git a/net/mac80211/rc80211_pid_debugfs.c b/net/mac80211/rc80211_pid_debugfs.c
index 47438b4a9af5..135f36fd4d5d 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rc80211_pid_debugfs.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rc80211_pid_debugfs.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static ssize_t rate_control_pid_events_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 	file_info->next_entry = (file_info->next_entry + 1) %
 				RC_PID_EVENT_RING_SIZE;
 
-	/* Print information about the event. Note that userpace needs to
+	/* Print information about the event. Note that userspace needs to
 	 * provide large enough buffers. */
 	length = length < RC_PID_PRINT_BUF_SIZE ?
 		 length : RC_PID_PRINT_BUF_SIZE;