diff --git a/src/isl/isl.h b/src/isl/isl.h
index 8dbacb6d4e8..15cfd0f4c56 100644
--- a/src/isl/isl.h
+++ b/src/isl/isl.h
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ struct isl_surf {
    uint32_t alignment;
 
    /**
-    * Pitch between vertically adjacent samples, in bytes.
+    * Pitch between vertically adjacent surface elements, in bytes.
     */
    uint32_t row_pitch;