diff --git a/drivers/staging/omap-thermal/omap-bandgap.c b/drivers/staging/omap-thermal/omap-bandgap.c
index 77ff495dacb6..7927c591716f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/omap-thermal/omap-bandgap.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/omap-thermal/omap-bandgap.c
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ do {								\
 	omap_bandgap_writel(bg_ptr, r, t->reg);			\
 } while (0)
 
+/***   Basic helper functions   ***/
+
 /**
  * omap_bandgap_power() - controls the power state of a bandgap device
  * @bg_ptr: pointer to omap_bandgap structure