diff --git a/arch/metag/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/metag/include/asm/elf.h
index d2baf6961794..87b0cf1e0acb 100644
--- a/arch/metag/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/metag/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #define R_METAG_RELBRANCH                4
 #define R_METAG_GETSETOFF                5
 
-/* Backward compatability */
+/* Backward compatibility */
 #define R_METAG_REG32OP1                 6
 #define R_METAG_REG32OP2                 7
 #define R_METAG_REG32OP3                 8
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c
index 453a8a47a467..cb14dd78a2e7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ int kvmppc_core_check_processor_compat(void)
 {
 	/*
 	 * We always return 0 for book3s. We check
-	 * for compatability while loading the HV
+	 * for compatibility while loading the HV
 	 * or PR module
 	 */
 	return 0;
diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/uapi/asm/pstate.h b/arch/sparc/include/uapi/asm/pstate.h
index 4b6b998afd99..cf832e14aa05 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/uapi/asm/pstate.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/uapi/asm/pstate.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 #define VERS_MAXTL	_AC(0x000000000000ff00,UL) /* Max Trap Level.	*/
 #define VERS_MAXWIN	_AC(0x000000000000001f,UL) /* Max RegWindow Idx.*/
 
-/* Compatability Feature Register (%asr26), SPARC-T4 and later  */
+/* Compatibility Feature Register (%asr26), SPARC-T4 and later  */
 #define CFR_AES		_AC(0x0000000000000001,UL) /* Supports AES opcodes     */
 #define CFR_DES		_AC(0x0000000000000002,UL) /* Supports DES opcodes     */
 #define CFR_KASUMI	_AC(0x0000000000000004,UL) /* Supports KASUMI opcodes  */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
index b82ef6262469..12c5b79b0e8f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ crtc_set_mode(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_atomic_state *old_state)
  * This function shuts down all the outputs that need to be shut down and
  * prepares them (if required) with the new mode.
  *
- * For compatability with legacy crtc helpers this should be called before
+ * For compatibility with legacy crtc helpers this should be called before
  * drm_atomic_helper_commit_planes(), which is what the default commit function
  * does. But drivers with different needs can group the modeset commits together
  * and do the plane commits at the end. This is useful for drivers doing runtime
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_commit_modeset_disables);
  * This function enables all the outputs with the new configuration which had to
  * be turned off for the update.
  *
- * For compatability with legacy crtc helpers this should be called after
+ * For compatibility with legacy crtc helpers this should be called after
  * drm_atomic_helper_commit_planes(), which is what the default commit function
  * does. But drivers with different needs can group the modeset commits together
  * and do the plane commits at the end. This is useful for drivers doing runtime
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/au8522_dig.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/au8522_dig.c
index 5d06c99b0e97..edadcc7eea6c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/au8522_dig.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/au8522_dig.c
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ module_param(debug, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Enable verbose debug messages");
 
 module_param(zv_mode, int, 0644);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(zv_mode, "Turn on/off ZeeVee modulator compatability mode (default:on).\n"
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(zv_mode, "Turn on/off ZeeVee modulator compatibility mode (default:on).\n"
 	"\t\ton - modified AU8522 QAM256 initialization.\n"
 	"\t\tProvides faster lock when using ZeeVee modulator based sources");
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.h
index c6d78790cb0d..193947865efd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.h
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ struct ipw2100_priv {
 #define IPW_REG_GPIO			IPW_REG_DOMAIN_0_OFFSET + 0x0030
 #define IPW_REG_FW_TYPE                 IPW_REG_DOMAIN_1_OFFSET + 0x0188
 #define IPW_REG_FW_VERSION 		IPW_REG_DOMAIN_1_OFFSET + 0x018C
-#define IPW_REG_FW_COMPATABILITY_VERSION IPW_REG_DOMAIN_1_OFFSET + 0x0190
+#define IPW_REG_FW_COMPATIBILITY_VERSION IPW_REG_DOMAIN_1_OFFSET + 0x0190
 
 #define IPW_REG_INDIRECT_ADDR_MASK	0x00FFFFFC
 
