diff --git a/sound/sparc/dbri.c b/sound/sparc/dbri.c
index 4ceb09d215d8b5b3d10ccc1a7bafb0d01e0d9a43..25a2a733300677162e28186b5e2b274751c9a10f 100644
--- a/sound/sparc/dbri.c
+++ b/sound/sparc/dbri.c
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ static s32 *dbri_cmdlock(struct snd_dbri * dbri, int len)
  * The JUMP cmd points to the new cmd string.
  * It also releases the cmdlock spinlock.
  *
- * Lock must not be held before calling this.
+ * Lock must be held before calling this.
  */
 static void dbri_cmdsend(struct snd_dbri * dbri, s32 * cmd,int len)
 {