diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c
index cb217c4..bc5d557 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
 				   sizeof(rdwr_arg)))
 			return -EFAULT;
 
-		/* Put an arbritrary limit on the number of messages that can
+		/* Put an arbitrary limit on the number of messages that can
 		 * be sent at once */
 		if (rdwr_arg.nmsgs > I2C_RDRW_IOCTL_MAX_MSGS)
 			return -EINVAL;