diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 5c6a9c6a058fa8..7f45fd9d5a4504 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ static void rb_wake_up_waiters(struct irq_work *work)
  * ring_buffer_wait - wait for input to the ring buffer
  * @buffer: buffer to wait on
  * @cpu: the cpu buffer to wait on
- * @full: wait until a full page is available, if @cpu != RING_BUFFER_ALL_CPUS
+ * @full: wait until the percentage of pages are available, if @cpu != RING_BUFFER_ALL_CPUS
  *
  * If @cpu == RING_BUFFER_ALL_CPUS then the task will wake up as soon
  * as data is added to any of the @buffer's cpu buffers. Otherwise