diff --git a/include/uapi/scsi/fc/fc_els.h b/include/uapi/scsi/fc/fc_els.h
index 019096beb179..dca6a28f4e86 100644
--- a/include/uapi/scsi/fc/fc_els.h
+++ b/include/uapi/scsi/fc/fc_els.h
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ struct fc_fn_li_desc {
 					 */
 	__be32		event_count;	/* minimum number of event
 					 * occurrences during the event
-					 * threshold to caause the LI event
+					 * threshold to cause the LI event
 					 */
 	__be32		pname_count;	/* number of portname_list elements */
 	__be64		pname_list[];	/* list of N_Port_Names accessible