diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_conn.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_conn.c
index 44b2ad695c15..965f3c8e5089 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_conn.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_conn.c
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ static void ip_vs_conn_expire(struct timer_list *t)
 void ip_vs_conn_expire_now(struct ip_vs_conn *cp)
 {
 	/* Using mod_timer_pending will ensure the timer is not
-	 * modified after the final del_timer in ip_vs_conn_expire.
+	 * modified after the final timer_delete in ip_vs_conn_expire.
 	 */
 	if (timer_pending(&cp->timer) &&
 	    time_after(cp->timer.expires, jiffies))