diff --git a/kernel/acct.c b/kernel/acct.c
index ee3e605190f9..d9ee1838b4d4 100644
--- a/kernel/acct.c
+++ b/kernel/acct.c
@@ -579,7 +579,6 @@ void acct_collect(long exitcode, int group_dead)
 
 /**
  * acct_process - now just a wrapper around do_acct_process
- * @exitcode: task exit code
  *
  * handles process accounting for an exiting task
  */