diff --git a/include/linux/bitfield.h b/include/linux/bitfield.h
index 8b9d6fff002db113cb2233a2d80b3186ff041ef0..f2deb71958b2dbee591c4c9bf95ee6f1e70f41c4 100644
--- a/include/linux/bitfield.h
+++ b/include/linux/bitfield.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 /**
  * FIELD_GET() - extract a bitfield element
  * @_mask: shifted mask defining the field's length and position
- * @_reg:  32bit value of entire bitfield
+ * @_reg:  value of entire bitfield
  *
  * FIELD_GET() extracts the field specified by @_mask from the
  * bitfield passed in as @_reg by masking and shifting it down.