diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 16f4986205e97..c3692d9eda551 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -4695,7 +4695,7 @@ static void work_for_cpu_fn(struct work_struct *work)
 }
 
 /**
- * work_on_cpu - run a function in user context on a particular cpu
+ * work_on_cpu - run a function in thread context on a particular cpu
  * @cpu: the cpu to run on
  * @fn: the function to run
  * @arg: the function arg