diff --git a/kernel/hrtimer.c b/kernel/hrtimer.c
index 04ccab099e84..f5ca61422331 100644
--- a/kernel/hrtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/hrtimer.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ void unlock_hrtimer_base(const struct hrtimer *timer, unsigned long *flags)
  * @interval:	the interval to forward
  *
  * Forward the timer expiry so it will expire in the future.
- * The number of overruns is added to the overrun field.
+ * Returns the number of overruns.
  */
 unsigned long
 hrtimer_forward(struct hrtimer *timer, ktime_t interval)