diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ocores.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ocores.c
index 4eea18689e99f277cc6560599892c9aba6e303f0..4e1a077fb688116e36ff82ce589751e6b9cc22f7 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ocores.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-ocores.c
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
 
 #define OCORES_FLAG_POLL BIT(0)
 
-/**
- * @process_lock: protect I2C transfer process.
- *     ocores_process() and ocores_process_timeout() can't run in parallel.
+/*
+ * 'process_lock' exists because ocores_process() and ocores_process_timeout()
+ * can't run in parallel.
  */
 struct ocores_i2c {
 	void __iomem *base;