diff --git a/drivers/dma/ioat/init.c b/drivers/dma/ioat/init.c
index 58d13564f88b4ea36394706955c0595b01dc074b..df0935a0021ad7c617af61812d2e1c59b8d1228f 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/ioat/init.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/ioat/init.c
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ static void ioat_enumerate_channels(struct ioatdma_device *ioat_dma)
 
 /**
  * ioat_free_chan_resources - release all the descriptors
- * @chan: the channel to be cleaned
+ * @c: the channel to be cleaned
  */
 static void ioat_free_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *c)
 {