diff --git a/arch/x86/ia32/syscall_ia32.c b/arch/x86/ia32/syscall_ia32.c
index d04d3dbc47d4..4754ba0f5d9f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/ia32/syscall_ia32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/ia32/syscall_ia32.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ extern void compat_ni_syscall(void);
 
 const sys_call_ptr_t ia32_sys_call_table[__NR_ia32_syscall_max+1] = {
 	/*
-	 * Smells like a like a compiler bug -- it doesn't work
+	 * Smells like a compiler bug -- it doesn't work
 	 * when the & below is removed.
 	 */
 	[0 ... __NR_ia32_syscall_max] = &compat_ni_syscall,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/syscall_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/syscall_32.c
index b37a57336609..147fcd4941c4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/syscall_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/syscall_32.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ extern asmlinkage void sys_ni_syscall(void);
 
 const sys_call_ptr_t sys_call_table[__NR_syscall_max+1] = {
 	/*
-	 * Smells like a like a compiler bug -- it doesn't work
+	 * Smells like a compiler bug -- it doesn't work
 	 * when the & below is removed.
 	 */
 	[0 ... __NR_syscall_max] = &sys_ni_syscall,