diff --git a/fs/file_table.c b/fs/file_table.c
index b223d873e48b..cd4a3db4659a 100644
--- a/fs/file_table.c
+++ b/fs/file_table.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static int init_file(struct file *f, int flags, const struct cred *cred)
 	f->f_sb_err	= 0;
 
 	/*
-	 * We're SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU so initialize f_count last. While
+	 * We're SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU so initialize f_ref last. While
 	 * fget-rcu pattern users need to be able to handle spurious
 	 * refcount bumps we should reinitialize the reused file first.
 	 */