diff --git a/boards/arm/stm32/common/src/stm32_max6675.c b/boards/arm/stm32/common/src/stm32_max6675.c
index 5124b1727c6..19c7b26cd77 100644
--- a/boards/arm/stm32/common/src/stm32_max6675.c
+++ b/boards/arm/stm32/common/src/stm32_max6675.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ int board_max6675_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 = max6675_register(devpath, spi);