diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index f64e97cabe253603dc860dd74412cc7731fe684d..f006632c2ba70c4493e1340db7c99bcad7ff38c0 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ static int groups_from_user(struct group_info *group_info,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* a simple shell-metzner sort */
+/* a simple Shell sort */
 static void groups_sort(struct group_info *group_info)
 {
 	int base, max, stride;