diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
index e9e163ae9d86..31d1be4b2261 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
@@ -1578,7 +1578,7 @@ static int mtd_ooblayout_find_region(struct mtd_info *mtd, int byte,
  *				  ECC byte
  * @mtd: mtd info structure
  * @eccbyte: the byte we are searching for
- * @sectionp: pointer where the section id will be stored
+ * @section: pointer where the section id will be stored
  * @oobregion: OOB region information
  *
  * Works like mtd_ooblayout_find_region() except it searches for a specific ECC