diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-rb.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-rb.c
index b1f4b51783f4..9f7fa0fe9c77 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-rb.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-rb.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ int pblk_rb_init(struct pblk_rb *rb, unsigned int size, unsigned int threshold,
 
 	/*
 	 * Initialize rate-limiter, which controls access to the write buffer
-	 * but user and GC I/O
+	 * by user and GC I/O
 	 */
 	pblk_rl_init(&pblk->rl, rb->nr_entries);