diff --git a/mkfs/mkfs.c b/mkfs/mkfs.c
index 9ad4abb..1ec326b 100644
--- a/mkfs/mkfs.c
+++ b/mkfs/mkfs.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ uint ialloc(ushort type);
 void iappend(uint inum, void *p, int n);
 void die(const char *);
 
-// convert to intel byte order
+// convert to riscv byte order
 ushort
 xshort(ushort x)
 {