diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/genericirq.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/genericirq.tmpl
index c671a0168096..1448b33fd222 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/genericirq.tmpl
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/genericirq.tmpl
@@ -417,8 +417,8 @@ desc->chip->end();
       </para>
       <para>
 	To make use of the split implementation, replace the call to
-	__do_IRQ by a call to desc->chip->handle_irq() and associate
-        the appropriate handler function to desc->chip->handle_irq().
+	__do_IRQ by a call to desc->handle_irq() and associate
+        the appropriate handler function to desc->handle_irq().
 	In most cases the generic handler implementations should
 	be sufficient.
      </para>
diff --git a/include/linux/irq.h b/include/linux/irq.h
index ae9653dbcd78..a287cfc0b1a6 100644
--- a/include/linux/irq.h
+++ b/include/linux/irq.h
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ extern irqreturn_t handle_IRQ_event(unsigned int irq, struct irqaction *action);
 
 /*
  * Built-in IRQ handlers for various IRQ types,
- * callable via desc->chip->handle_irq()
+ * callable via desc->handle_irq()
  */
 extern void handle_level_irq(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc);
 extern void handle_fasteoi_irq(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc);