diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
index d9061bd55436..805764cf14e2 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
@@ -5835,7 +5835,7 @@ int cgroup_mkdir(struct kernfs_node *parent_kn, const char *name, umode_t mode)
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * This extra ref will be put in cgroup_free_fn() and guarantees
+	 * This extra ref will be put in css_free_rwork_fn() and guarantees
 	 * that @cgrp->kn is always accessible.
 	 */
 	kernfs_get(cgrp->kn);