diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 00d96a6ce5fbbec09d068ed8b99caf160e6287d3..a838fcf2b378b644120e5a13b5fb19d974e34e2f 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_get_by_index);
  *
  *	The use of raw_seqcount_begin() and cond_resched() before
  *	retrying is required as we want to give the writers a chance
- *	to complete when CONFIG_PREEMPT is not set.
+ *	to complete when CONFIG_PREEMPTION is not set.
  */
 int netdev_get_name(struct net *net, char *name, int ifindex)
 {