diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/ashmem.c b/drivers/staging/android/ashmem.c
index f9318003bd0b67490ffc9a192e92827bf7880fb5..6f277cab7c445b1d934f0e77ec3bbbea296a3a4b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/ashmem.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/ashmem.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
  * @unpinned_list:	The list of all ashmem areas
  * @file:		The shmem-based backing file
  * @size:		The size of the mapping, in bytes
- * @prot_masks:		The allowed protection bits, as vm_flags
+ * @prot_mask:		The allowed protection bits, as vm_flags
  *
  * The lifecycle of this structure is from our parent file's open() until
  * its release(). It is also protected by 'ashmem_mutex'