diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
index 4207bf6c7..972e7e73d 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
@@ -936,9 +936,9 @@ fast_reauth=1
 #
 # sae_password: SAE password
 # This parameter can be used to set a password for SAE. By default, the
-# passphrase value is used if this separate parameter is not used, but
-# passphrase follows the WPA-PSK constraints (8..63 characters) even
-# though SAE passwords do not have such constraints.
+# passphrase from the psk parameter is used if this separate parameter is not
+# used, but psk follows the WPA-PSK constraints (8..63 characters) even though
+# SAE passwords do not have such constraints.
 #
 # eapol_flags: IEEE 802.1X/EAPOL options (bit field)
 # Dynamic WEP key required for non-WPA mode