diff --git a/mm/memblock.c b/mm/memblock.c
index 31b06c67b1b1..1c7b647e5897 100644
--- a/mm/memblock.c
+++ b/mm/memblock.c
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ void __init_memblock __next_mem_range(u64 *idx, int nid, ulong flags,
  * in type_b.
  *
  * @idx: pointer to u64 loop variable
- * @nid: nid: node selector, %NUMA_NO_NODE for all nodes
+ * @nid: node selector, %NUMA_NO_NODE for all nodes
  * @flags: pick from blocks based on memory attributes
  * @type_a: pointer to memblock_type from where the range is taken
  * @type_b: pointer to memblock_type which excludes memory from being taken