diff --git a/include/linux/sem.h b/include/linux/sem.h
index 9db14093b73c..be5cf2ea14ad 100644
--- a/include/linux/sem.h
+++ b/include/linux/sem.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ struct sem {
 /* One sem_array data structure for each set of semaphores in the system. */
 struct sem_array {
 	struct kern_ipc_perm	sem_perm;	/* permissions .. see ipc.h */
-	time_t			sem_ctime;	/* last change time */
+	time_t			sem_ctime;	/* create/last semctl() time */
 	struct list_head	pending_alter;	/* pending operations */
 						/* that alter the array */
 	struct list_head	pending_const;	/* pending complex operations */
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/sem.h b/include/uapi/linux/sem.h
index dd73b908b2f3..67eb90361692 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/sem.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/sem.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 struct semid_ds {
 	struct ipc_perm	sem_perm;		/* permissions .. see ipc.h */
 	__kernel_time_t	sem_otime;		/* last semop time */
-	__kernel_time_t	sem_ctime;		/* last change time */
+	__kernel_time_t	sem_ctime;		/* create/last semctl() time */
 	struct sem	*sem_base;		/* ptr to first semaphore in array */
 	struct sem_queue *sem_pending;		/* pending operations to be processed */
 	struct sem_queue **sem_pending_last;	/* last pending operation */