diff --git a/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h b/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h
index fdfa9f37ce05..fafa70ac1337 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h
@@ -1384,7 +1384,7 @@ struct drm_mode_config_helper_funcs {
 	 * starting to commit the update to the hardware.
 	 *
 	 * After the atomic update is committed to the hardware this hook needs
-	 * to call drm_atomic_helper_commit_hw_done(). Then wait for the upate
+	 * to call drm_atomic_helper_commit_hw_done(). Then wait for the update
 	 * to be executed by the hardware, for example using
 	 * drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_vblanks() or
 	 * drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_flip_done(), and then clean up the old