diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 4848c7afa4e7df76fac58b04f8f28d7c0ccca6c8..5a11f889e56a7f0780eb44572e4b9e2b68239c70 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ extern void netdev_run_todo(void);
  *	dev_put - release reference to device
  *	@dev: network device
  *
- * Hold reference to device to keep it from being freed.
+ * Release reference to device to allow it to be freed.
  */
 static inline void dev_put(struct net_device *dev)
 {
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ static inline void dev_put(struct net_device *dev)
  *	dev_hold - get reference to device
  *	@dev: network device
  *
- * Release reference to device to allow it to be freed.
+ * Hold reference to device to keep it from being freed.
  */
 static inline void dev_hold(struct net_device *dev)
 {