diff --git a/sys/kern/vnode_if.src b/sys/kern/vnode_if.src
index 2f090ce044b..d2147d11067 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vnode_if.src
+++ b/sys/kern/vnode_if.src
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 # -: not applicable.  vnode does not yet (or no longer) exists.
 # =: the same on input and output, may be either L or U.
 #
-# The paramater named "vpp" is assumed to be always used with double
+# The parameter named "vpp" is assumed to be always used with double
 # indirection (**vpp) and that name is hard-coded in vnode_if.awk !
 #
 # Lines starting with %! specify a pre or post-condition function