diff --git a/pkg/netpoll/defs_poller_epoll.go b/pkg/netpoll/defs_poller_epoll.go
index 89358c1de..9a07206f7 100644
--- a/pkg/netpoll/defs_poller_epoll.go
+++ b/pkg/netpoll/defs_poller_epoll.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const (
 	WriteEvents = unix.EPOLLOUT
 	// ReadWriteEvents represents both readable and writeable events.
 	ReadWriteEvents = ReadEvents | WriteEvents
-	// ErrEvents represents exceptional events that occurred on the local side.
+	// ErrEvents represents exceptional events that occurred.
 	ErrEvents = unix.EPOLLERR | unix.EPOLLHUP
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/netpoll/defs_poller_kqueue.go b/pkg/netpoll/defs_poller_kqueue.go
index 2db6d88b1..9ce5f520d 100644
--- a/pkg/netpoll/defs_poller_kqueue.go
+++ b/pkg/netpoll/defs_poller_kqueue.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const (
 	WriteEvents = unix.EVFILT_WRITE
 	// ReadWriteEvents represents both readable and writeable events.
 	ReadWriteEvents = ReadEvents | WriteEvents
-	// ErrEvents represents exceptional events that occurred on the local side.
+	// ErrEvents represents exceptional events that occurred.
 	ErrEvents = unix.EV_EOF | unix.EV_ERROR
 )