diff --git a/net/sched/Kconfig b/net/sched/Kconfig
index 9c118baed9dc5e4ad3c0570da725ee4be6d51fca..b0941186f867710a4f4ca4a9fdb486aa2d9b1455 100644
--- a/net/sched/Kconfig
+++ b/net/sched/Kconfig
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ config NET_SCH_GRED
 	depends on NET_SCHED
 	help
 	  Say Y here if you want to use the Generic Random Early Detection
-	  (RED) packet scheduling algorithm for some of your network devices
+	  (GRED) packet scheduling algorithm for some of your network devices
 	  (see the top of <file:net/sched/sch_red.c> for details and
 	  references about the algorithm).