diff --git a/kernel/auditsc.c b/kernel/auditsc.c
index 7ccc3da30a91..b7640a5f382a 100644
--- a/kernel/auditsc.c
+++ b/kernel/auditsc.c
@@ -2037,7 +2037,7 @@ int __audit_signal_info(int sig, struct task_struct *t)
 
 /**
  * audit_core_dumps - record information about processes that end abnormally
- * @sig: signal value
+ * @signr: signal value
  *
  * If a process ends with a core dump, something fishy is going on and we
  * should record the event for investigation.