diff --git a/lib/krb5/pkinit.c b/lib/krb5/pkinit.c
index df65f43c0..a15366f5c 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/pkinit.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/pkinit.c
@@ -2324,7 +2324,7 @@ krb5_get_init_creds_opt_set_pkinit(krb5_context context,
 	opt->opt_private->pk_init_ctx->keyex = USE_DH;
 
 	/*
-	 * If its a ECDSA certs, lets select ECDSA as the algorithm.
+	 * If its a ECDSA certs, lets select ECDSA as the keyex algorithm.
 	 */
 	if (cert) {
 	    AlgorithmIdentifier alg;