diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/mii.h b/include/uapi/linux/mii.h
index 61d6edad4b94..d662c10ee282 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/mii.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/mii.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 #define ADVERTISE_1000XPSE_ASYM	0x0100	/* Try for 1000BASE-X asym pause */
 #define ADVERTISE_100BASE4	0x0200	/* Try for 100mbps 4k packets  */
 #define ADVERTISE_PAUSE_CAP	0x0400	/* Try for pause               */
-#define ADVERTISE_PAUSE_ASYM	0x0800	/* Try for asymetric pause     */
+#define ADVERTISE_PAUSE_ASYM	0x0800	/* Try for asymmetric pause     */
 #define ADVERTISE_XNP		0x1000  /* Extended Next Page */
 #define ADVERTISE_RESV		ADVERTISE_XNP /* Used to be reserved */
 #define ADVERTISE_RFAULT	0x2000	/* Say we can detect faults    */