diff --git a/block/bio.c b/block/bio.c
index 0a2ee0948a01..e6e26d7a1ffb 100644
--- a/block/bio.c
+++ b/block/bio.c
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ static int __bio_iov_append_get_pages(struct bio *bio, struct iov_iter *iter)
  * released.
  *
  * The function tries, but does not guarantee, to pin as many pages as
- * fit into the bio, or are requested in *iter, whatever is smaller. If
+ * fit into the bio, or are requested in @iter, whatever is smaller. If
  * MM encounters an error pinning the requested pages, it stops. Error
  * is returned only if 0 pages could be pinned.
  */