diff --git a/drivers/base/memory.c b/drivers/base/memory.c
index b384f01ad29d..119b076eb5e2 100644
--- a/drivers/base/memory.c
+++ b/drivers/base/memory.c
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ unregister_memory(struct memory_block *memory)
 {
 	BUG_ON(memory->dev.bus != &memory_subsys);
 
-	/* drop the ref. we got in remove_memory_block() */
+	/* drop the ref. we got in remove_memory_section() */
 	put_device(&memory->dev);
 	device_unregister(&memory->dev);
 }