diff --git a/qdf/inc/qdf_mem.h b/qdf/inc/qdf_mem.h
index 8ac3308751..35b7b66bfe 100644
--- a/qdf/inc/qdf_mem.h
+++ b/qdf/inc/qdf_mem.h
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ void qdf_mem_zero_outline(void *buf, qdf_size_t size);
  * Function to compare two pieces of memory, similar to memcmp function
  * in standard C.
  * Return:
- * int32_t - returns a bool value that tells if the memory
+ * int32_t - returns an int value that tells if the memory
  * locations are equal or not equal.
  * 0 -- equal
  * < 0 -- *memory1 is less than *memory2
diff --git a/qdf/linux/src/i_qdf_mem.h b/qdf/linux/src/i_qdf_mem.h
index 2e8a2505f4..ebc2868bf2 100644
--- a/qdf/linux/src/i_qdf_mem.h
+++ b/qdf/linux/src/i_qdf_mem.h
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ static inline int32_t __qdf_str_len(const char *str)
  * Function to compare two pieces of memory, similar to memcmp function
  * in standard C.
  * Return:
- * int32_t - returns a bool value that tells if the memory
+ * int32_t - returns an int value that tells if the memory
  * locations are equal or not equal.
  * 0 -- equal
  * < 0 -- *memory1 is less than *memory2