diff --git a/include/linux/bitops.h b/include/linux/bitops.h
index ea7898cc5903..1fe46703792f 100644
--- a/include/linux/bitops.h
+++ b/include/linux/bitops.h
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ static inline int get_count_order_long(unsigned long l)
 
 /**
  * parity8 - get the parity of an u8 value
- * @value: the value to be examined
+ * @val: the value to be examined
  *
  * Determine the parity of the u8 argument.
  *