diff --git a/shared/dataflow/codeql/dataflow/DataFlow.qll b/shared/dataflow/codeql/dataflow/DataFlow.qll
index a22ac1e5bb1..57c971201e3 100644
--- a/shared/dataflow/codeql/dataflow/DataFlow.qll
+++ b/shared/dataflow/codeql/dataflow/DataFlow.qll
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ signature module InputSig {
 
   /**
    * A node in the data flow graph representing the value of an argument after
-   * a function call returns. For example, consider the following C++ code:
+   * an operation that might have changed its state. For example, consider the following C++ code:
    * ```
    * int a = 1;
    * increment(&a);