diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 1b9da155ff00c867d3ec4963a17910b454c48e0f..f09d3f5911cb57440898c252646a1341d0df6ab5 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -3645,7 +3645,7 @@ rb_decrement_entry(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
 }
 
 /**
- * ring_buffer_commit_discard - discard an event that has not been committed
+ * ring_buffer_discard_commit - discard an event that has not been committed
  * @buffer: the ring buffer
  * @event: non committed event to discard
  *