diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index b8e44e25bc36290fee4c9dc1c1638043d4699a00..f0eea5fdc1b72eabb31913dd108b63d0bad4b770 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -1512,13 +1512,13 @@ static int max_write_thresh = INPUT_POOL_WORDS * 32;
 static char sysctl_bootid[16];
 
 /*
- * These functions is used to return both the bootid UUID, and random
+ * This function is used to return both the bootid UUID, and random
  * UUID.  The difference is in whether table->data is NULL; if it is,
  * then a new UUID is generated and returned to the user.
  *
- * If the user accesses this via the proc interface, it will be returned
- * as an ASCII string in the standard UUID format.  If accesses via the
- * sysctl system call, it is returned as 16 bytes of binary data.
+ * If the user accesses this via the proc interface, the UUID will be
+ * returned as an ASCII string in the standard UUID format; if via the
+ * sysctl system call, as 16 bytes of binary data.
  */
 static int proc_do_uuid(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 			void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)