diff --git a/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_lcd.c b/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_lcd.c
index bd7fba9d06..1aa9e372b0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_lcd.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/sama5/sam_lcd.c
@@ -2976,7 +2976,7 @@ int up_fbinitialize(void)
 #if defined(BOARD_LCDC_ENABLE_DELAY) && BOARD_LCDC_ENABLE_DELAY > 0
   /* Delay a bit after enabling the LDC. I presume that a delay of a few
    * frame times allows some unstable clocking to synchronize before we
-   * tart thrashing the framebuffer?  But I am not sure why this is
+   * start thrashing the framebuffer?  But I am not sure why this is
    * necessary and, in fact, is certainly not necessary in most LCDC
    * configurations.  Perhaps this delay would not be necessary if timings
    * were more precise?