diff --git a/sys/sys/vnode.h b/sys/sys/vnode.h
index 0d711f2d4219..db22d47a39ed 100644
--- a/sys/sys/vnode.h
+++ b/sys/sys/vnode.h
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ struct vnode {
 	 */
 	struct vpollinfo *v_pollinfo;		/* i Poll events, p for *v_pi */
 	struct label *v_label;			/* MAC label for vnode */
-	struct lockf *v_lockf;			/* Byte-level lock list */
+	struct lockf *v_lockf;		/* Byte-level advisory lock list */
 };
 
 #endif /* defined(_KERNEL) || defined(_KVM_VNODE) */