diff --git a/include/linux/mm_types.h b/include/linux/mm_types.h
index f8f5162a3571..47047cb4d8e5 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm_types.h
@@ -414,9 +414,9 @@ struct mm_struct {
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA_BALANCING
 	/*
-	 * numa_next_scan is the next time when the PTEs will me marked
-	 * pte_numa to gather statistics and migrate pages to new nodes
-	 * if necessary
+	 * numa_next_scan is the next time that the PTEs will be marked
+	 * pte_numa. NUMA hinting faults will gather statistics and migrate
+	 * pages to new nodes if necessary.
 	 */
 	unsigned long numa_next_scan;