diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_prot.c b/sys/kern/kern_prot.c
index ef45c5b8522b..c5e1dcf225c4 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_prot.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_prot.c
@@ -1464,12 +1464,12 @@ p_cansched(struct proc *p1, struct proc *p2)
 }
 
 /*
- * The 'unprivileged_procdebug_permitted' flag may be used to disable
- * a variety of unprivileged inter-process debugging services, including
- * some procfs functionality, ptrace(), and ktrace().  In the past,
- * inter-process debugging has been involved in a variety of security
- * problems, and sites not requiring the service might choose to disable it
- * when hardening systems.
+ * The 'unprivileged_proc_debug' flag may be used to disable a variety of
+ * unprivileged inter-process debugging services, including some procfs
+ * functionality, ptrace(), and ktrace().  In the past, inter-process
+ * debugging has been involved in a variety of security problems, and sites
+ * not requiring the service might choose to disable it when hardening
+ * systems.
  *
  * XXX: Should modifying and reading this variable require locking?
  * XXX: data declarations should be together near the beginning of the file.