diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
index 907c5ff4d4ab..1d2a43214b48 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ static void autoconfig_16550a(struct uart_8250_port *up)
 	 * internal UARTs.
 	 * We're going to explicitly set the UUE bit to 0 before
 	 * trying to write and read a 1 just to make sure it's not
-	 * already a 1 and maybe locked there before we even start start.
+	 * already a 1 and maybe locked there before we even start.
 	 */
 	iersave = serial_in(up, UART_IER);
 	serial_out(up, UART_IER, iersave & ~UART_IER_UUE);