diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_fw.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_fw.c
index a9e6fcce467c..e722bbc1fa1d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_fw.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_fw.c
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ static int guc_wait_ucode(struct intel_guc *guc)
 	 * NB: Docs recommend not using the interrupt for completion.
 	 * Measurements indicate this should take no more than 20ms, so a
 	 * timeout here indicates that the GuC has failed and is unusable.
-	 * (Higher levels of the driver will attempt to fall back to
-	 * execlist mode if this happens.)
+	 * (Higher levels of the driver may decide to reset the GuC and
+	 * attempt the ucode load again if this happens.)
 	 */
 	ret = wait_for(guc_ready(guc, &status), 100);
 	DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("GuC status %#x\n", status);