diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
index 58470c395301..96d994a35372 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ request_firmware(const struct firmware **firmware_p, const char *name,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(request_firmware);
 
 /**
- * request_firmware: - load firmware directly without usermode helper
+ * request_firmware_direct: - load firmware directly without usermode helper
  * @firmware_p: pointer to firmware image
  * @name: name of firmware file
  * @device: device for which firmware is being loaded