diff --git a/kernel/sysctl_binary.c b/kernel/sysctl_binary.c
index 1357c57..d9c5fe4 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl_binary.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl_binary.c
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@
 
 		buf[result] = '\0';
 
-		/* Convert the decnet addresss to binary */
+		/* Convert the decnet address to binary */
 		result = -EIO;
 		nodep = strchr(buf, '.') + 1;
 		if (!nodep)