diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index bf4bd1d120c38a94fb997521c1712224a7712f8d..b1b08b3fa626ac5d42126b8bdb46211c5c03ea11 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ static void gpiochip_irqchip_remove(struct gpio_chip *gpiochip) {}
 /**
  * gpiochip_add_pingroup_range() - add a range for GPIO <-> pin mapping
  * @chip: the gpiochip to add the range for
- * @pinctrl: the dev_name() of the pin controller to map to
+ * @pctldev: the pin controller to map to
  * @gpio_offset: the start offset in the current gpio_chip number space
  * @pin_group: name of the pin group inside the pin controller
  */