diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index 277262a8e82f..68b7dbf24b92 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ cifs_demultiplex_thread(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 		sock_release(csocket);
 		server->ssocket = NULL;
 	}
-	/* buffer usuallly freed in free_mid - need to free it here on exit */
+	/* buffer usually freed in free_mid - need to free it here on exit */
 	cifs_buf_release(bigbuf);
 	if (smallbuf) /* no sense logging a debug message if NULL */
 		cifs_small_buf_release(smallbuf);