diff --git a/kernel/acct.c b/kernel/acct.c
index 812808e5b1b8..43f70a082bf9 100644
--- a/kernel/acct.c
+++ b/kernel/acct.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ static int acct_on(const char __user *name)
 	if (!S_ISREG(file_inode(file)->i_mode))
 		return -EACCES;
 
-	/* Exclude kernel kernel internal filesystems. */
+	/* Exclude kernel internal filesystems. */
 	if (file_inode(file)->i_sb->s_flags & (SB_NOUSER | SB_KERNMOUNT))
 		return -EINVAL;