diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index fd1b75a47e88fbe39786a10097fa9fef180f89dd..4962c8afd606f6bca3efe043c1e264b43f5e7434 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1576,8 +1576,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(netif_set_real_num_tx_queues);
  *
  *	This must be called either with the rtnl_lock held or before
  *	registration of the net device.  Returns 0 on success, or a
- *	negative error code.  If called before registration, it also
- *	sets the maximum number of queues, and always succeeds.
+ *	negative error code.  If called before registration, it always
+ *	succeeds.
  */
 int netif_set_real_num_rx_queues(struct net_device *dev, unsigned int rxq)
 {