diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index 2d97a17dd3ba..90bda3de2191 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -6140,7 +6140,8 @@ static vm_fault_t sanitize_fault_flags(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 }
 
 /*
- * By the time we get here, we already hold the mm semaphore
+ * By the time we get here, we already hold either the VMA lock or the
+ * mmap_lock (FAULT_FLAG_VMA_LOCK tells you which).
  *
  * The mmap_lock may have been released depending on flags and our
  * return value.  See filemap_fault() and __folio_lock_or_retry().