diff --git a/sys/sys/dirent.h b/sys/sys/dirent.h
index b2686f6c23f..dfaacffb618 100644
--- a/sys/sys/dirent.h
+++ b/sys/sys/dirent.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ struct dirent {
 
 /*
  * The _GENERIC_DIRSIZ macro gives the minimum record length which will hold
- * the directory entry.  This requires the amount of space in struct direct
+ * the directory entry.  This returns the amount of space in struct direct
  * without the d_name field, plus enough space for the name with a terminating
  * null byte (dp->d_namlen+1), rounded up to a 4 byte boundary.
  *