diff --git a/include/rocksdb/db.h b/include/rocksdb/db.h
index 9f78e38cf45..0ccf6bdd8ed 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/db.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/db.h
@@ -1210,8 +1210,8 @@ class DB {
     //      running compactions.
     static const std::string kNumRunningCompactions;
 
-    //  "rocksdb.num-running-compaction-iterators" - returns the number of
-    //  iterators required for currently running compactions.
+    //  "rocksdb.num-running-compaction-input-iterators" - returns the number of
+    //  input iterators required for currently running compactions.
     static const std::string kNumRunningCompactionInputIterators;
 
     //  "rocksdb.background-errors" - returns accumulated number of background