diff --git a/fs/io-wq.c b/fs/io-wq.c
index 90c4978..11e80b7 100644
--- a/fs/io-wq.c
+++ b/fs/io-wq.c
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ static enum io_wq_cancel io_wqe_cancel_work(struct io_wqe *wqe,
 	/*
 	 * Now check if a free (going busy) or busy worker has the work
 	 * currently running. If we find it there, we'll return CANCEL_RUNNING
-	 * as an indication that we attempte to signal cancellation. The
+	 * as an indication that we attempt to signal cancellation. The
 	 * completion will run normally in this case.
 	 */
 	rcu_read_lock();