diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index 19be954f8ce70..0859258347277 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -354,7 +354,8 @@ static bool convert_bpf_extensions(struct sock_filter *fp,
  *	@new_prog: buffer where converted program will be stored
  *	@new_len: pointer to store length of converted program
  *
- * Remap 'sock_filter' style BPF instruction set to 'sock_filter_ext' style.
+ * Remap 'sock_filter' style classic BPF (cBPF) instruction set to 'bpf_insn'
+ * style extended BPF (eBPF).
  * Conversion workflow:
  *
  * 1) First pass for calculating the new program length: