diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/ksm.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/ksm.rst
index c9f533b10f6f..c329ca747b8c 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/ksm.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/ksm.rst
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ advisor_target_scan_time
         pages. The default value is 200 seconds.
 
 advisor_min_pages_to_scan
-        specifies the lower limit of the ``pages_to_scan`` parameter of the
-        scan time advisor. The default is 500.
+        specifies the initial value of the ``pages_to_scan`` parameter of
+        the scan time advisor. The default is 500.
 
 advisor_max_pages_to_scan
         specifies the upper limit of the ``pages_to_scan`` parameter of the
diff --git a/mm/ksm.c b/mm/ksm.c
index fe42c17490b8..624f37975e12 100644
--- a/mm/ksm.c
+++ b/mm/ksm.c
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ static enum ksm_advisor_type ksm_advisor;
  * Only called through the sysfs control interface:
  */
 
-/* At least scan this many pages per batch. */
+/* Initial number of pages to scan per batch. */
 static unsigned long ksm_advisor_min_pages_to_scan = 500;
 
 static void set_advisor_defaults(void)