diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index efac224c703fd1..04a3ce20da671e 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -10550,7 +10550,7 @@ static inline void nohz_newidle_balance(struct rq *this_rq) { }
 #endif /* CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON */
 
 /*
- * idle_balance is called by schedule() if this_cpu is about to become
+ * newidle_balance is called by schedule() if this_cpu is about to become
  * idle. Attempts to pull tasks from other CPUs.
  *
  * Returns: