diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
index 52f8575aac67f0e1933dabb4c0ce4e304ef26618..1a95a91318f36c612cebc41becac8d94fe14d68c 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -1950,7 +1950,7 @@ static int nand_write(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t to, size_t len,
 	struct nand_chip *chip = mtd->priv;
 	int ret;
 
-	/* Do not allow reads past end of device */
+	/* Do not allow writes past end of device */
 	if ((to + len) > mtd->size)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (!len)