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 53d8592df75..b2c106920e3 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/poll.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/poll.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func PollUntilContextCancel(ctx context.Context, interval time.Duration, immedia
 //	err := PollUntilContextCancel(ctx, 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 PollUntilContextTimeout.
+// inline usage. All other behavior is identical to PollUntilContextCancel.
 func PollUntilContextTimeout(ctx context.Context, interval, timeout time.Duration, immediate bool, condition ConditionWithContextFunc) error {
 	deadlineCtx, deadlineCancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, timeout)
 	defer deadlineCancel()