diff --git a/etc/ntp.conf b/etc/ntp.conf
index 48194eb98998..3a2ff63cd25a 100644
--- a/etc/ntp.conf
+++ b/etc/ntp.conf
@@ -99,6 +99,6 @@ restrict ::1
 # See http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Support/ConfiguringNTP#Section_6.14.
 # for documentation regarding leapfile. Updates to the file can be obtained
 # from ftp://time.nist.gov/pub/ or ftp://tycho.usno.navy.mil/pub/ntp/.
-# Use either leapfile in /etc/ntp or weekly updated leapfile in /var/db.
+# Use either leapfile in /etc/ntp or periodically updated leapfile in /var/db.
 #leapfile "/etc/ntp/leap-seconds"
 leapfile "/var/db/ntpd.leap-seconds.list"