diff --git a/security/apparmor/include/file.h b/security/apparmor/include/file.h
index aff26fc71407..a7672dacd001 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/include/file.h
+++ b/security/apparmor/include/file.h
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ int aa_audit_file(struct aa_profile *profile, struct aa_perms *perms,
  * @perms: permission table indexed by the matched state accept entry of @dfa
  * @trans: transition table for indexed by named x transitions
  *
- * File permission are determined by matching a path against @dfa and then
+ * File permission are determined by matching a path against @dfa and
  * then using the value of the accept entry for the matching state as
  * an index into @perms.  If a named exec transition is required it is
  * looked up in the transition table.