diff --git a/hw/virtio-blk.h b/hw/virtio-blk.h
index d11f484945..5ef6c36054 100644
--- a/hw/virtio-blk.h
+++ b/hw/virtio-blk.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ struct virtio_blk_outhdr
 #define VIRTIO_BLK_S_IOERR      1
 #define VIRTIO_BLK_S_UNSUPP     2
 
-/* This is the first element of the write scatter-gather list */
+/* This is the last element of the write scatter-gather list */
 struct virtio_blk_inhdr
 {
     unsigned char status;