diff --git a/kernel/semaphore.c b/kernel/semaphore.c
index 60636a4e25c3..4567fc020fe3 100644
--- a/kernel/semaphore.c
+++ b/kernel/semaphore.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(down_killable);
  * down_trylock - try to acquire the semaphore, without waiting
  * @sem: the semaphore to be acquired
  *
- * Try to acquire the semaphore atomically.  Returns 0 if the mutex has
+ * Try to acquire the semaphore atomically.  Returns 0 if the semaphore has
  * been acquired successfully or 1 if it it cannot be acquired.
  *
  * NOTE: This return value is inverted from both spin_trylock and