diff --git a/kernel/utility.c b/kernel/utility.c
index fe7ee3607..cff07830e 100755
--- a/kernel/utility.c
+++ b/kernel/utility.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ PRIVATE void kputc(c)
 int c;					/* character to append */
 {
 /* Accumulate a single character for a kernel message. Send a notification
- * the to output driver if an END_OF_KMESS is encountered. 
+ * to the output driver if an END_OF_KMESS is encountered. 
  */
   if (c != END_OF_KMESS) {
       kmess.km_buf[kmess.km_next] = c;	/* put normal char in buffer */