diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c
index af6bea56f4e25a9088499bef419ba0cdb87dbead..923dbc2927b5d52f15bf0e7f66c2ed34ea4e2b03 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dd.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dd.c
@@ -274,10 +274,10 @@ __setup("deferred_probe_timeout=", deferred_probe_timeout_setup);
  * @dev: device to check
  *
  * Return:
- * -ENODEV if initcalls have completed and modules are disabled.
- * -ETIMEDOUT if the deferred probe timeout was set and has expired
- *  and modules are enabled.
- * -EPROBE_DEFER in other cases.
+ * * -ENODEV if initcalls have completed and modules are disabled.
+ * * -ETIMEDOUT if the deferred probe timeout was set and has expired
+ *   and modules are enabled.
+ * * -EPROBE_DEFER in other cases.
  *
  * Drivers or subsystems can opt-in to calling this function instead of directly
  * returning -EPROBE_DEFER.