diff --git a/kernel/cred.c b/kernel/cred.c
index 809a985b1793..71a792616917 100644
--- a/kernel/cred.c
+++ b/kernel/cred.c
@@ -675,8 +675,6 @@ void __init cred_init(void)
  * The caller may change these controls afterwards if desired.
  *
  * Returns the new credentials or NULL if out of memory.
- *
- * Does not take, and does not return holding current->cred_replace_mutex.
  */
 struct cred *prepare_kernel_cred(struct task_struct *daemon)
 {