diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index 1418a1ccd80d..e78560f04d77 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -1516,7 +1516,7 @@ rq_starved:
  * @bio: bio to allocate request for (can be %NULL)
  * @flags: BLK_MQ_REQ_* flags.
  *
- * Get a free request from @q.  If %__GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM is set in @gfp_mask,
+ * Get a free request from @q.  If %BLK_MQ_REQ_NOWAIT is set in @flags,
  * this function keeps retrying under memory pressure and fails iff @q is dead.
  *
  * Must be called with @q->queue_lock held and,