diff --git a/tools/perf/util/arm-spe-decoder/arm-spe-pkt-decoder.c b/tools/perf/util/arm-spe-decoder/arm-spe-pkt-decoder.c
index 5f65a3a70c57..12a96585da94 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/arm-spe-decoder/arm-spe-pkt-decoder.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/arm-spe-decoder/arm-spe-pkt-decoder.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static int arm_spe_get_events(const unsigned char *buf, size_t len,
 
 	/* we use index to identify Events with a less number of
 	 * comparisons in arm_spe_pkt_desc(): E.g., the LLC-ACCESS,
-	 * LLC-REFILL, and REMOTE-ACCESS events are identified iff
+	 * LLC-REFILL, and REMOTE-ACCESS events are identified if
 	 * index > 1.
 	 */
 	packet->index = ret - 1;