diff --git a/fs/fhandle.c b/fs/fhandle.c
index 0ee727485615..01263ffbc4c0 100644
--- a/fs/fhandle.c
+++ b/fs/fhandle.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ static long do_handle_open(int mountdirfd, struct file_handle __user *ufh,
  * sys_open_by_handle_at: Open the file handle
  * @mountdirfd: directory file descriptor
  * @handle: file handle to be opened
- * @flag: open flags.
+ * @flags: open flags.
  *
  * @mountdirfd indicate the directory file descriptor
  * of the mount point. file handle is decoded relative