diff --git a/scripts/genksyms/Makefile b/scripts/genksyms/Makefile
index ce4f99935de5..d6a422a63b6a 100644
--- a/scripts/genksyms/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/genksyms/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ $(obj)/pars%.tab.c $(obj)/pars%.tab.h: $(src)/pars%.y FORCE
 
 endif
 
-# -I needed for generated C source (shipped source)
+# -I needed for generated C source to include headers in source tree
 HOSTCFLAGS_parse.tab.o := -I $(srctree)/$(src)
 HOSTCFLAGS_lex.lex.o := -I $(srctree)/$(src)