diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-fh.h b/include/media/v4l2-fh.h
index 823fa8ebeb8f..14e7136e693f 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-fh.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-fh.h
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ void v4l2_fh_add(struct v4l2_fh *fh);
  *
  * It allocates a v4l2_fh and inits and adds it to the &struct video_device
  * associated with the file pointer.
+ *
+ * On error filp->private_data will be %NULL, otherwise it will point to
+ * the &struct v4l2_fh.
  */
 int v4l2_fh_open(struct file *filp);
 
@@ -109,9 +112,6 @@ int v4l2_fh_open(struct file *filp);
  *
  * @fh: pointer to &struct v4l2_fh
  *
- * On error filp->private_data will be %NULL, otherwise it will point to
- * the &struct v4l2_fh.
- *
  * .. note::
  *    Must be called in v4l2_file_operations->release\(\) handler if the driver
  *    uses &struct v4l2_fh.