diff --git a/lib/reed_solomon/reed_solomon.c b/lib/reed_solomon/reed_solomon.c
index d8bb1a1eba722f89fc307209ed97ba65f0579052..e5fdc8b9e856851114df25fb7bb0100ad8eb797e 100644
--- a/lib/reed_solomon/reed_solomon.c
+++ b/lib/reed_solomon/reed_solomon.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ static struct rs_control *init_rs_internal(int symsize, int gfpoly,
  *		in index form
  *  @prim:	primitive element to generate polynomial roots
  *  @nroots:	RS code generator polynomial degree (number of roots)
- *  @gfp:	GFP_ flags for allocations
+ *  @gfp:	Memory allocation flags.
  */
 struct rs_control *init_rs_gfp(int symsize, int gfpoly, int fcr, int prim,
 			       int nroots, gfp_t gfp)