diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c
index 3c503e1f69a2b4051390427292ebb7559f17cd9b..7ac474db88c525f46a0846810ca5f384fa07b104 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dd.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dd.c
@@ -281,17 +281,10 @@ int driver_attach(struct device_driver * drv)
 	return bus_for_each_dev(drv->bus, NULL, drv, __driver_attach);
 }
 
-/**
- *	device_release_driver - manually detach device from driver.
- *	@dev:	device.
- *
- *	Manually detach device from driver.
- *
+/*
  *	__device_release_driver() must be called with @dev->sem held.
- *	When called for a USB interface, @dev->parent->sem must be held
- *	as well.
+ *	When called for a USB interface, @dev->parent->sem must be held as well.
  */
-
 static void __device_release_driver(struct device * dev)
 {
 	struct device_driver * drv;
@@ -317,6 +310,13 @@ static void __device_release_driver(struct device * dev)
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ *	device_release_driver - manually detach device from driver.
+ *	@dev:	device.
+ *
+ *	Manually detach device from driver.
+ *	When called for a USB interface, @dev->parent->sem must be held.
+ */
 void device_release_driver(struct device * dev)
 {
 	/*