diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index d0cc6e14d2f0..5878504a29af 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -344,7 +344,8 @@ void blk_cleanup_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 
 	/*
 	 * Drain all requests queued before DYING marking. Set DEAD flag to
-	 * prevent that q->request_fn() gets invoked after draining finished.
+	 * prevent that blk_mq_run_hw_queues() accesses the hardware queues
+	 * after draining finished.
 	 */
 	blk_freeze_queue(q);