diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
index 06f230f518b7..051cf5145330 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
@@ -1411,7 +1411,7 @@ static int __devinit azx_codec_create(struct azx *chip, const char *model)
 				chip->codec_mask &= ~(1 << c);
 				/* More badly, accessing to a non-existing
 				 * codec often screws up the controller chip,
-				 * and distrubs the further communications.
+				 * and disturbs the further communications.
 				 * Thus if an error occurs during probing,
 				 * better to reset the controller chip to
 				 * get back to the sanity state.