diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/overlay-notes.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/overlay-notes.txt
index c4aa0adf13ece1f65677603fd5ed6739f0d5bba4..5175a24d387ec1a1a9ae28c61168f77d50a53c05 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/overlay-notes.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/overlay-notes.txt
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ Overlay in-kernel API
 
 The API is quite easy to use.
 
-1. Call of_overlay_apply() to create and apply an overlay changeset. The return
-value is an error or a cookie identifying this overlay.
+1. Call of_overlay_fdt_apply() to create and apply an overlay changeset. The
+return value is an error or a cookie identifying this overlay.
 
 2. Call of_overlay_remove() to remove and cleanup the overlay changeset
 previously created via the call to of_overlay_apply(). Removal of an overlay