diff --git a/esphome/core/application.cpp b/esphome/core/application.cpp
index e5c0bb72139..1c732307054 100644
--- a/esphome/core/application.cpp
+++ b/esphome/core/application.cpp
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ void Application::feed_wdt() {
 
 void HOT Application::feed_wdt_slow_(uint32_t time) {
   // Callers (both feed_wdt() and feed_wdt_with_time()) have already
-  // confirmed the 3 ms rate limit was exceeded.
+  // confirmed the WDT_FEED_INTERVAL_MS rate limit was exceeded.
   arch_feed_wdt();
   this->last_wdt_feed_ = time;
 #ifdef USE_STATUS_LED