diff --git a/include/linux/mempolicy.h b/include/linux/mempolicy.h
index 1add16f21612..ce9885e0178a 100644
--- a/include/linux/mempolicy.h
+++ b/include/linux/mempolicy.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ struct mempolicy {
 	atomic_t refcnt;
 	unsigned short mode; 	/* See MPOL_* above */
 	unsigned short flags;	/* See set_mempolicy() MPOL_F_* above */
-	nodemask_t nodes;	/* interleave/bind/perfer */
+	nodemask_t nodes;	/* interleave/bind/preferred/etc */
 	int home_node;		/* Home node to use for MPOL_BIND and MPOL_PREFERRED_MANY */
 
 	union {
diff --git a/mm/mempolicy.c b/mm/mempolicy.c
index b646fab3e45e..9e18a6fc3061 100644
--- a/mm/mempolicy.c
+++ b/mm/mempolicy.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  * NUMA policy allows the user to give hints in which node(s) memory should
  * be allocated.
  *
- * Support four policies per VMA and per process:
+ * Support six policies per VMA and per process:
  *
  * The VMA policy has priority over the process policy for a page fault.
  *