diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 357b6c6c2f0450ad302a8c21d7ba776068744872..d1f7c48e4ae3f6505e7f15d0a96f05cf22bf9d84 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -1563,7 +1563,7 @@ struct i915_gpu_error {
 	 *
 	 * This is a counter which gets incremented when reset is triggered,
 	 *
-	 * Before the reset commences, the I915_RESET_IN_PROGRESS bit is set
+	 * Before the reset commences, the I915_RESET_BACKOFF bit is set
 	 * meaning that any waiters holding onto the struct_mutex should
 	 * relinquish the lock immediately in order for the reset to start.
 	 *