diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index b414d6b2d470..96ab165c873c 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -4472,7 +4472,7 @@ static int fixup_bpf_calls(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
 			 */
 			map_ptr = env->insn_aux_data[i + delta].map_ptr;
 			if (map_ptr == BPF_MAP_PTR_POISON) {
-				verbose(env, "tail_call obusing map_ptr\n");
+				verbose(env, "tail_call abusing map_ptr\n");
 				return -EINVAL;
 			}
 			if (!map_ptr->unpriv_array)