diff --git a/drivers/dma/altera-msgdma.c b/drivers/dma/altera-msgdma.c
index 4d6751bf6f11..9a841ce5f0c5 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/altera-msgdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/altera-msgdma.c
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ static int msgdma_alloc_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *dchan)
 
 /**
  * msgdma_tasklet - Schedule completion tasklet
- * @data: Pointer to the Altera sSGDMA channel structure
+ * @t: Pointer to the Altera sSGDMA channel structure
  */
 static void msgdma_tasklet(struct tasklet_struct *t)
 {