diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/poll.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/poll.go
index b2c106920e3..231d4c38423 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/poll.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/poll.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func PollUntilContextCancel(ctx context.Context, interval time.Duration, immedia
 // a deadline and is equivalent to:
 //
 //	deadlineCtx, deadlineCancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, timeout)
-//	err := PollUntilContextCancel(ctx, interval, immediate, condition)
+//	err := PollUntilContextCancel(deadlineCtx, interval, immediate, condition)
 //
 // The deadline context will be cancelled if the Poll succeeds before the timeout, simplifying
 // inline usage. All other behavior is identical to PollUntilContextCancel.