diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-sysfs.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-sysfs.c
index 380083c..b70e2bb 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-sysfs.c
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@
 	return n;
 }
 
+/**
+ * rtc_sysfs_show_hctosys - indicate if the given RTC set the system time
+ *
+ * Returns 1 if the system clock was set by this RTC at the last
+ * boot or resume event.
+ */
 static ssize_t
 rtc_sysfs_show_hctosys(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 		char *buf)