diff --git a/security/apparmor/lsm.c b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
index c2f73d281724..717204fba938 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/lsm.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ static int apparmor_socket_create(int family, int type, int protocol, int kern)
  * @sock: socket that is being setup
  * @family: family of socket being created
  * @type: type of the socket
- * @ptotocol: protocol of the socket
+ * @protocol: protocol of the socket
  * @kern: socket is a special kernel socket
  *
  * Note: