diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/efivar.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/efivar.c
index e8ed05516bf2..7741a1d69097 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/efivar.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/efivar.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static int read_efi_var(const char *name, unsigned long *size,
 	 * is in the EFIVAR_FS code and may not be compiled in.
 	 * However, even that is insufficient since it does not cover
 	 * EFI_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL which could be an important return.
-	 * For now, just split out succces or not found.
+	 * For now, just split out success or not found.
 	 */
 	ret = status == EFI_SUCCESS   ? 0 :
 	      status == EFI_NOT_FOUND ? -ENOENT :