diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore.c
index b43200dbfe7e179d65386f0dfb3b4afd3f33bf36..0d5ec6d6d335a6a6f1c586e84907d148c2a5c0d9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore.c
@@ -2857,7 +2857,7 @@ static int __init uncore_cpu_init(void)
 			snb_uncore_cbox.num_boxes = max_cores;
 		msr_uncores = snb_msr_uncores;
 		break;
-	case 45: /* Sandy Birdge-EP */
+	case 45: /* Sandy Bridge-EP */
 		if (snbep_uncore_cbox.num_boxes > max_cores)
 			snbep_uncore_cbox.num_boxes = max_cores;
 		msr_uncores = snbep_msr_uncores;