diff --git a/kernel/locking/test-ww_mutex.c b/kernel/locking/test-ww_mutex.c
index 5b915b370d5a..0be047dbd897 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/test-ww_mutex.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/test-ww_mutex.c
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ static int __test_cycle(unsigned int nthreads)
 		if (!cycle->result)
 			continue;
 
-		pr_err("cylic deadlock not resolved, ret[%d/%d] = %d\n",
+		pr_err("cyclic deadlock not resolved, ret[%d/%d] = %d\n",
 		       n, nthreads, cycle->result);
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		break;