diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
index 49ff98571fa5..4ee88a4c1daa 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -4930,7 +4930,7 @@ static int decode_attr_pnfstype(struct xdr_stream *xdr, uint32_t *bitmap,
 }
 
 /*
- * The prefered block size for layout directed io
+ * The preferred block size for layout directed io
  */
 static int decode_attr_layout_blksize(struct xdr_stream *xdr, uint32_t *bitmap,
 				      uint32_t *res)