diff --git a/kernel/sched/deadline.c b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
index df0b77a8caca..255ce138b652 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/deadline.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static inline void setup_new_dl_entity(struct sched_dl_entity *dl_se,
  * the overrunning entity can't interfere with other entity in the system and
  * can't make them miss their deadlines. Reasons why this kind of overruns
  * could happen are, typically, a entity voluntarily trying to overcome its
- * runtime, or it just underestimated it during sched_setscheduler_ex().
+ * runtime, or it just underestimated it during sched_setattr().
  */
 static void replenish_dl_entity(struct sched_dl_entity *dl_se,
 				struct sched_dl_entity *pi_se)