diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/max98088.c b/sound/soc/codecs/max98088.c
index bc22ee9..43316a7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/max98088.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/max98088.c
@@ -1953,7 +1953,7 @@
                return ret;
        }
 
-       /* initalize private data */
+       /* initialize private data */
 
        max98088->sysclk = (unsigned)-1;
        max98088->eq_textcnt = 0;