diff --git a/boards/arm/stm32/common/src/stm32_max31855.c b/boards/arm/stm32/common/src/stm32_max31855.c
index 9de0424cca0..cd5dac76fc8 100644
--- a/boards/arm/stm32/common/src/stm32_max31855.c
+++ b/boards/arm/stm32/common/src/stm32_max31855.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ int board_max31855_initialize(int devno, int busno)
       return -ENODEV;
     }
 
-  /* Then register the barometer sensor */
+  /* Then register the temperature sensor */
 
   snprintf(devpath, 12, "/dev/temp%d", devno);
   ret = max31855_register(devpath, spi, devno);