diff --git a/include/fnmatch.h b/include/fnmatch.h
index 7b3224aba1fe..151aabe166a9 100644
--- a/include/fnmatch.h
+++ b/include/fnmatch.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #define	FNM_PATHNAME	0x02	/* Slash must be matched by slash. */
 #define	FNM_PERIOD	0x04	/* Period must be matched by period. */
 #ifndef _POSIX_SOURCE
-#define	FNM_LEADING_DIR	0x08	/* Ignore "/*" after match. */
+#define	FNM_LEADING_DIR	0x08	/* Ignore /<tail> after Imatch. */
 #define	FNM_CASEFOLD	0x10	/* Case insensitive search. */
 #endif