diff --git a/scripts/package/Makefile b/scripts/package/Makefile
index bc6aa003860e14150ff491e67b65fb580270289f..87bf08076b111987a95081d8a55f13e2fb8d534f 100644
--- a/scripts/package/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/package/Makefile
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ perf-%pkg: FORCE
 help: FORCE
 	@echo '  rpm-pkg             - Build both source and binary RPM kernel packages'
 	@echo '  binrpm-pkg          - Build only the binary kernel package'
-	@echo '  deb-pkg             - Build the kernel as an deb package'
+	@echo '  deb-pkg             - Build the kernel as a deb package'
 	@echo '  tar-pkg             - Build the kernel as an uncompressed tarball'
 	@echo '  targz-pkg           - Build the kernel as a gzip compressed tarball'
 	@echo '  tarbz2-pkg          - Build the kernel as a bzip2 compressed tarball'