diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/buffer_head_io.c b/fs/ocfs2/buffer_head_io.c
index 196638a22b48..6cb919f60011 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/buffer_head_io.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/buffer_head_io.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ int ocfs2_read_blocks_sync(struct ocfs2_super *osb, u64 block,
 			if (new_bh && bh) {
 				/* If middle bh fails, let previous bh
 				 * finish its read and then put it to
-				 * aovoid bh leak
+				 * avoid bh leak
 				 */
 				if (!buffer_jbd(bh))
 					wait_on_buffer(bh);