diff --git a/fs/file.c b/fs/file.c
index 655338effe9c..976ecd4ce2c6 100644
--- a/fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/file.c
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ int close_fd(unsigned fd)
 
 	return filp_close(file, files);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(close_fd); /* for ksys_close() */
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(close_fd);
 
 /**
  * last_fd - return last valid index into fd table