diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/const.h b/include/uapi/linux/const.h
index c872bfd25e1391..34076d74f3de7b 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/const.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/const.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  * 'UL' and other type specifiers unilaterally.  We
  * use the following macros to deal with this.
  *
- * Similarly, _AT() will cast an expression with a type in C, but
+ * Similarly, _AT() will cast an exception with a type in C, but
  * leave it unchanged in asm.
  */