diff --git a/sys/arm/arm/machdep_boot.c b/sys/arm/arm/machdep_boot.c
index 8a6c63af3c9..9bb1f0ccae9 100644
--- a/sys/arm/arm/machdep_boot.c
+++ b/sys/arm/arm/machdep_boot.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ cmdline_set_env(char *cmdline, const char *guard)
 }
 
 /*
- * Called for armv6 and newer.
+ * Called for armv7 and newer.
  */
 void arm_parse_fdt_bootargs(void)
 {