diff --git a/drivers/block/sym53c8xx.c b/drivers/block/sym53c8xx.c
index c538e37..6f1ac85 100644
--- a/drivers/block/sym53c8xx.c
+++ b/drivers/block/sym53c8xx.c
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@
 
 /******************************************************************************
  * sets-up the SCSI controller
- * the base memory address is retrived via the pci_read_config_dword
+ * the base memory address is retrieved via the pci_read_config_dword
  */
 void scsi_low_level_init(int busdevfunc)
 {