diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-plugin.c b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-plugin.c
index 6b84b9c4e6ba..f0877a7e3e8d 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-plugin.c
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-plugin.c
@@ -646,8 +646,8 @@ tep_load_plugins(struct tep_handle *tep)
 /**
  * tep_add_plugin_path - Add a new plugin directory.
  * @tep: Trace event handler.
- * @path: Path to a directory. All files with extension .so in that
- *	  directory will be loaded as plugins.
+ * @path: Path to a directory. All plugin files in that
+ *	  directory will be loaded.
  *@prio: Load priority of the plugins in that directory.
  *
  * Returns -1 in case of an error, 0 otherwise.