diff --git a/fs/sysfs/dir.c b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
index f281cc6584b0..4948d9bc405d 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ int sysfs_add_one(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt, struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
 /**
  *	sysfs_remove_one - remove sysfs_dirent from parent
  *	@acxt: addrm context to use
- *	@sd: sysfs_dirent to be added
+ *	@sd: sysfs_dirent to be removed
  *
  *	Mark @sd removed and drop nlink of parent inode if @sd is a
  *	directory.  @sd is unlinked from the children list.