diff --git a/fs/char_dev.c b/fs/char_dev.c
index ea06a3d0364c..24b142569ca9 100644
--- a/fs/char_dev.c
+++ b/fs/char_dev.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ out2:
 }
 
 /**
- * unregister_chrdev_region() - return a range of device numbers
+ * unregister_chrdev_region() - unregister a range of device numbers
  * @from: the first in the range of numbers to unregister
  * @count: the number of device numbers to unregister
  *