diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 3df9bfc7ff7..17c2f03d2c2 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static void __queue_work(struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq,
  * @wq: workqueue to use
  * @work: work to queue
  *
- * Returns non-zero if it was successfully added.
+ * Returns 0 if @work was already on a queue, non-zero otherwise.
  *
  * We queue the work to the CPU it was submitted, but there is no
  * guarantee that it will be processed by that CPU.
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static void delayed_work_timer_fn(unsigned long __data)
  * @work: work to queue
  * @delay: number of jiffies to wait before queueing
  *
- * Returns non-zero if it was successfully added.
+ * Returns 0 if @work was already on a queue, non-zero otherwise.
  */
 int fastcall queue_delayed_work(struct workqueue_struct *wq,
 			struct work_struct *work, unsigned long delay)
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(queue_delayed_work);
  * @work: work to queue
  * @delay: number of jiffies to wait before queueing
  *
- * Returns non-zero if it was successfully added.
+ * Returns 0 if @work was already on a queue, non-zero otherwise.
  */
 int queue_delayed_work_on(int cpu, struct workqueue_struct *wq,
 			struct work_struct *work, unsigned long delay)