diff --git a/sys/kern/subr_param.c b/sys/kern/subr_param.c
index bac028bd8e25..ebb21283c5f9 100644
--- a/sys/kern/subr_param.c
+++ b/sys/kern/subr_param.c
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ init_param2(long physpages)
 
 	/*
 	 * The following can be overridden after boot via sysctl.  Note:
-	 * unless overriden, these macros are ultimately based on maxusers.
+	 * unless overridden, these macros are ultimately based on maxusers.
 	 * Limit maxproc so that kmap entries cannot be exhausted by
 	 * processes.
 	 */