diff --git a/fs/compat.c b/fs/compat.c
index 6aefb77..cdd51a3 100644
--- a/fs/compat.c
+++ b/fs/compat.c
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@
 		ret = sys_fcntl(fd, cmd, (unsigned long)&f);
 		set_fs(old_fs);
 		if (cmd == F_GETLK && ret == 0) {
-			/* GETLK was successfule and we need to return the data...
+			/* GETLK was successful and we need to return the data...
 			 * but it needs to fit in the compat structure.
 			 * l_start shouldn't be too big, unless the original
 			 * start + end is greater than COMPAT_OFF_T_MAX, in which