diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/msm_serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/msm_serial.c
index 2b2e0f74b75a..843798e63084 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/msm_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/msm_serial.c
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ static void msm_handle_rx(struct uart_port *port)
 			port->icount.rx++;
 		}
 
-		/* Mask conditions we're ignorning. */
+		/* Mask conditions we're ignoring. */
 		sr &= port->read_status_mask;
 
 		if (sr & MSM_UART_SR_RX_BREAK)
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/vt8500_serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/vt8500_serial.c
index deedb6513160..cc9157df732f 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/vt8500_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/vt8500_serial.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ static void handle_rx(struct uart_port *port)
 
 		c = readw(port->membase + VT8500_RXFIFO) & 0x3ff;
 
-		/* Mask conditions we're ignorning. */
+		/* Mask conditions we're ignoring. */
 		c &= ~port->read_status_mask;
 
 		if (c & FER) {