diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/file_ops.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/file_ops.c
index 329ee4f48d95..3b7bbc7b9d10 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/file_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/file_ops.c
@@ -1522,7 +1522,7 @@ int hfi1_set_uevent_bits(struct hfi1_pportdata *ppd, const int evtbit)
  * manage_rcvq - manage a context's receive queue
  * @uctxt: the context
  * @subctxt: the sub-context
- * @start_stop: action to carry out
+ * @arg: start/stop action to carry out
  *
  * start_stop == 0 disables receive on the context, for use in queue
  * overflow conditions.  start_stop==1 re-enables, to be used to