diff --git a/scripts/package/mkdebian b/scripts/package/mkdebian
index a4c2c2276223fa1de435344c80e74a7afdbbe389..74b83c9ae0a843bb77cf5c2b51e3b32e3ec715c1 100755
--- a/scripts/package/mkdebian
+++ b/scripts/package/mkdebian
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ EOF
 
 # Generate copyright file
 cat <<EOF > debian/copyright
-This is a packacked upstream version of the Linux kernel.
+This is a packaged upstream version of the Linux kernel.
 
 The sources may be found at most Linux archive sites, including:
 https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel