diff --git a/fs/ext2/ialloc.c b/fs/ext2/ialloc.c
index 5deb8b7..08f647d 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/ialloc.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/ialloc.c
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
  * it has too few free inodes left (min_inodes) or 
  * it has too few free blocks left (min_blocks) or 
  * it's already running too large debt (max_debt). 
- * Parent's group is prefered, if it doesn't satisfy these 
+ * Parent's group is preferred, if it doesn't satisfy these 
  * conditions we search cyclically through the rest. If none 
  * of the groups look good we just look for a group with more 
  * free inodes than average (starting at parent's group).