diff --git a/cpukit/include/libfdt.h b/cpukit/include/libfdt.h
index 2a4f32c704..0677feaa84 100644
--- a/cpukit/include/libfdt.h
+++ b/cpukit/include/libfdt.h
@@ -2029,7 +2029,7 @@ static inline int fdt_appendprop_cell(void *fdt, int nodeoffset,
  * address and size) to the value of the named property in the given
  * node, or creates a new property with that value if it does not
  * already exist.
- * If "name" is not specified, a default "reg" is used.
+ *
  * Cell sizes are determined by parent's #address-cells and #size-cells.
  *
  * This function may insert data into the blob, and will therefore