diff --git a/security/landlock/ruleset.c b/security/landlock/ruleset.c
index 241ce44375b6..bff4e40a3093 100644
--- a/security/landlock/ruleset.c
+++ b/security/landlock/ruleset.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ create_rule(const struct landlock_id id,
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	RB_CLEAR_NODE(&new_rule->node);
 	if (is_object_pointer(id.type)) {
-		/* This should be catched by insert_rule(). */
+		/* This should have been caught by insert_rule(). */
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(!id.key.object);
 		landlock_get_object(id.key.object);
 	}