diff --git a/include/linux/tracepoint.h b/include/linux/tracepoint.h
index ab58696d0ddd..28031b15f878 100644
--- a/include/linux/tracepoint.h
+++ b/include/linux/tracepoint.h
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ static inline struct tracepoint *tracepoint_ptr_deref(tracepoint_ptr_t *p)
  *	*
  *	* The declared 'local variable' is called '__entry'
  *	*
- *	* __field(pid_t, prev_prid) is equivalent to a standard declaration:
+ *	* __field(pid_t, prev_pid) is equivalent to a standard declaration:
  *	*
  *	*	pid_t	prev_pid;
  *	*