diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/hash64_4k.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/hash64_4k.c
index e7c04542ba62..e3e76b929f33 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/hash64_4k.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/hash64_4k.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ repeat:
 			}
 		}
 		/*
-		 * Hypervisor failure. Restore old pmd and return -1
+		 * Hypervisor failure. Restore old pte and return -1
 		 * similar to __hash_page_*
 		 */
 		if (unlikely(slot == -2)) {
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/hash64_64k.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/hash64_64k.c
index ef6fac6d773c..b2d659cf51c6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/hash64_64k.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/hash64_64k.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ repeat:
 		}
 	}
 	/*
-	 * Hypervisor failure. Restore old pmd and return -1
+	 * Hypervisor failure. Restore old pte and return -1
 	 * similar to __hash_page_*
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(slot == -2)) {
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ repeat:
 			}
 		}
 		/*
-		 * Hypervisor failure. Restore old pmd and return -1
+		 * Hypervisor failure. Restore old pte and return -1
 		 * similar to __hash_page_*
 		 */
 		if (unlikely(slot == -2)) {