diff --git a/fs/jffs2/readinode.c b/fs/jffs2/readinode.c
index 06a71dbd4833..389ea53ea487 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/readinode.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/readinode.c
@@ -1366,7 +1366,7 @@ int jffs2_do_read_inode(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, struct jffs2_inode_info *f,
 		jffs2_add_ino_cache(c, f->inocache);
 	}
 	if (!f->inocache) {
-		JFFS2_ERROR("requestied to read an nonexistent ino %u\n", ino);
+		JFFS2_ERROR("requested to read a nonexistent ino %u\n", ino);
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}