diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/pkg/signals/signal.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/pkg/signals/signal.go
index e0d5c1b925f..2a5b462a1b8 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/pkg/signals/signal.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/pkg/signals/signal.go
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ import (
 
 var onlyOneSignalHandler = make(chan struct{})
 
-// SetupSignalHandler registered for SIGTERM and SIGINT. A stop channel is returned
-// which is closed on one of these signals. If a second signal is caught, the program
-// is terminated with exit code 1.
+// SetupSignalHandler registered for SIGTERM and SIGINT. A context is returned
+// which is cancelled on one of these signals. If a second signal is caught,
+// the program is terminated with exit code 1.
 func SetupSignalHandler() context.Context {
 	close(onlyOneSignalHandler) // panics when called twice