diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c
index 7e913d8331c3..8c9986f3fc01 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c
@@ -2252,7 +2252,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t atl1c_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	if (atl1c_tx_map(adapter, skb, tpd, type) < 0) {
 		netif_info(adapter, tx_done, adapter->netdev,
-			   "tx-skb droppted due to dma error\n");
+			   "tx-skb dropped due to dma error\n");
 		/* roll back tpd/buffer */
 		atl1c_tx_rollback(adapter, tpd, type);
 		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);