diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.h b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.h
index fd916c6939472e38df790df887cfed25ca1732c9..907a05bde16264035d3ea04fdf7a3ffa8e77caae 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.h
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.h
@@ -643,7 +643,8 @@ struct dtv_frontend_properties {
 /**
  * struct dvb_frontend - Frontend structure to be used on drivers.
  *
- * @refcount:		pointer to struct kref
+ * @refcount:		refcount to keep track of struct dvb_frontend
+ *			references
  * @ops:		embedded struct dvb_frontend_ops
  * @dvb:		pointer to struct dvb_adapter
  * @demodulator_priv:	demod private data