diff --git a/scripts/coccinelle/return_directly.cocci b/scripts/coccinelle/return_directly.cocci
index 48680f2c2a..4cf50e75ea 100644
--- a/scripts/coccinelle/return_directly.cocci
+++ b/scripts/coccinelle/return_directly.cocci
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// replace 'R = X; return R;' with 'return R;'
+// replace 'R = X; return R;' with 'return X;'
 @@
 identifier VAR;
 expression E;