diff --git a/include/linux/llist.h b/include/linux/llist.h
index 7287734e08d1..801b44b07aac 100644
--- a/include/linux/llist.h
+++ b/include/linux/llist.h
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ static inline struct llist_node *llist_next(struct llist_node *node)
  * @new:	new entry to be added
  * @head:	the head for your lock-less list
  *
- * Return whether list is empty before adding.
+ * Returns true if the list was empty prior to adding this entry.
  */
 static inline bool llist_add(struct llist_node *new, struct llist_head *head)
 {