diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c
index c04b7f62fae5..6654f191868e 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ static void serve_prot_queue(struct ubi_device *ubi)
  * @wrk: the work to schedule
  *
  * This function adds a work defined by @wrk to the tail of the pending works
- * list. Can only be used of ubi->work_sem is already held in read mode!
+ * list. Can only be used if ubi->work_sem is already held in read mode!
  */
 static void __schedule_ubi_work(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_work *wrk)
 {