diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h
index 16713baf0d06..6a57af8fa231 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mlx5_ib.h
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ struct mlx5_ib_mkey {
 	unsigned int ndescs;
 	struct wait_queue_head wait;
 	refcount_t usecount;
-	/* User Mkey must hold either a rb_key or a cache_ent. */
+	/* Cacheable user Mkey must hold either a rb_key or a cache_ent. */
 	struct mlx5r_cache_rb_key rb_key;
 	struct mlx5_cache_ent *cache_ent;
 };