diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
index b0c7ab93dcb92db3423690382d5d4f8fc4507849..7345c338080a6548dcaf765b7e7423431ea47cdd 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
@@ -211,9 +211,8 @@ Controls the kernel's behaviour when an oops or BUG is encountered.
 
 0: try to continue operation
 
-1: delay a few seconds (to give klogd time to record the oops output) and
-   then panic.  If the `panic' sysctl is also non-zero then the machine will
-   be rebooted.
+1: panic immediatly.  If the `panic' sysctl is also non-zero then the
+   machine will be rebooted.
 
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