diff --git a/fs/ext2/ext2.h b/fs/ext2/ext2.h
index e977f85..00de0a7 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/ext2.h
+++ b/fs/ext2/ext2.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT2_FS_XATTR
 	/*
 	 * Extended attributes can be read independently of the main file
-	 * data. Taking i_sem even when reading would cause contention
+	 * data. Taking i_mutex even when reading would cause contention
 	 * between readers of EAs and writers of regular file data, so
 	 * instead we synchronize on xattr_sem when reading or changing
 	 * EAs.