diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/super.c b/fs/nilfs2/super.c
index 6b05771d120..c88e6641733 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/super.c
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ nilfs_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
 	put_nilfs(nilfs);
 	deactivate_locked_super(s);
 	/*
-	 * deactivate_super() invokes close_bdev_exclusive().
+	 * deactivate_locked_super() invokes close_bdev_exclusive().
 	 * We must finish all post-cleaning before this call;
 	 * put_nilfs() needs the block device.
 	 */