diff --git a/include/linux/list.h b/include/linux/list.h
index a18c87b63376..89bdc92e75c3 100644
--- a/include/linux/list.h
+++ b/include/linux/list.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 
 /*
- * Simple doubly linked list implementation.
+ * Circular doubly linked list implementation.
  *
  * Some of the internal functions ("__xxx") are useful when
  * manipulating whole lists rather than single entries, as