diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-dbus-interface.h b/libnm-core/nm-dbus-interface.h
index 84e080afdc..1e0fbe68b6 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-dbus-interface.h
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-dbus-interface.h
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ typedef enum {
  * @NM_DEVICE_TYPE_VXLAN: a VXLAN interface
  * @NM_DEVICE_TYPE_VETH: a VETH interface
  *
- * #NMDeviceType values indicate the type of hardware represented by
- * an #NMDevice.
+ * #NMDeviceType values indicate the type of hardware represented by a
+ * device object.
  **/
 typedef enum {
 	NM_DEVICE_TYPE_UNKNOWN    = 0,