diff --git a/kernel/panic.c b/kernel/panic.c
index 512ab73b0ca3..bcdef26e3332 100644
--- a/kernel/panic.c
+++ b/kernel/panic.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static const struct tnt tnts[] = {
  *  'W' - Taint on warning.
  *  'C' - modules from drivers/staging are loaded.
  *
- *	The string is overwritten by the next call to print_taint().
+ *	The string is overwritten by the next call to print_tainted().
  */
 const char *print_tainted(void)
 {