diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
index 66c7dd11bd7c0e8aedf314897e34d379e8caa242..dea0f5ee540cce0ba9d30ca67572c057d99a31ce 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
@@ -1563,7 +1563,7 @@ struct ctl_table_header *__register_sysctl_paths(
 }
 
 /**
- * register_sysctl_table_path - register a sysctl table hierarchy
+ * register_sysctl_paths - register a sysctl table hierarchy
  * @path: The path to the directory the sysctl table is in.
  * @table: the top-level table structure
  *