diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 2cf3c747a357..3835f7ed3293 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -4916,7 +4916,7 @@ static const char readme_msg[] =
 	"\t    unchanged.\n\n"
 	"\t    The enable_hist and disable_hist triggers can be used to\n"
 	"\t    have one event conditionally start and stop another event's\n"
-	"\t    already-attached hist trigger.  The syntax is analagous to\n"
+	"\t    already-attached hist trigger.  The syntax is analogous to\n"
 	"\t    the enable_event and disable_event triggers.\n\n"
 	"\t    Hist trigger handlers and actions are executed whenever a\n"
 	"\t    a histogram entry is added or updated.  They take the form:\n\n"