diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/nand.h b/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
index 6d56968..85fef68 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/nand.h
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@
  * @controller:		[REPLACEABLE] a pointer to a hardware controller
  *			structure which is shared among multiple independent
  *			devices.
- * @priv:		[OPTIONAL] pointer to private chip date
+ * @priv:		[OPTIONAL] pointer to private chip data
  * @errstat:		[OPTIONAL] hardware specific function to perform
  *			additional error status checks (determine if errors are
  *			correctable).