}
 
 /**
- * _scsih_sas_broadcast_primative_event - handle broadcast events
+ * _scsih_sas_broadcast_primitive_event - handle broadcast events
  * @ioc: per adapter object
  * @fw_event: The fw_event_work object
  * Context: user.
  * Return nothing.
  */
 static void
-_scsih_sas_broadcast_primative_event(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
+_scsih_sas_broadcast_primitive_event(struct MPT2SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
     struct fw_event_work *fw_event)
 {
        struct scsi_cmnd *scmd;
                    fw_event);
                break;
        case MPI2_EVENT_SAS_BROADCAST_PRIMITIVE:
-               _scsih_sas_broadcast_primative_event(ioc,
+               _scsih_sas_broadcast_primitive_event(ioc,
                    fw_event);
                break;
        case MPI2_EVENT_SAS_ENCL_DEVICE_STATUS_CHANGE: