diff --git a/lib/genalloc.c b/lib/genalloc.c
index 5dcf9cdcbc46..8273760884a7 100644
--- a/lib/genalloc.c
+++ b/lib/genalloc.c
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(gen_pool_first_fit_order_align);
 
 /**
  * gen_pool_best_fit - find the best fitting region of memory
- * macthing the size requirement (no alignment constraint)
+ * matching the size requirement (no alignment constraint)
  * @map: The address to base the search on
  * @size: The bitmap size in bits
  * @start: The bitnumber to start searching at