diff --git a/kernel/kthread.c b/kernel/kthread.c
index 2fd0daa6b3b6..f847be88bf07 100644
--- a/kernel/kthread.c
+++ b/kernel/kthread.c
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ fail_task:
 }
 
 /**
- * kthread_create_worker - create a kthread worker
+ * kthread_create_worker_on_node - create a kthread worker
  * @flags: flags modifying the default behavior of the worker
  * @namefmt: printf-style name for the kthread worker (task).
  *