diff --git a/storage/innobase/dict/dict0dict.cc b/storage/innobase/dict/dict0dict.cc
index 3a4c8c19c004d..553463755f6a3 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/dict/dict0dict.cc
+++ b/storage/innobase/dict/dict0dict.cc
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ dict_table_has_column(
 }
 
 /** Retrieve the column name.
-@param[in]	table	table name */
+@param[in]	table	the table of this column */
 const char* dict_col_t::name(const dict_table_t& table) const
 {
 	ut_ad(table.magic_n == DICT_TABLE_MAGIC_N);
diff --git a/storage/innobase/include/dict0mem.h b/storage/innobase/include/dict0mem.h
index 3e06def55b0c1..adf0ea9e6c30d 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/include/dict0mem.h
+++ b/storage/innobase/include/dict0mem.h
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ struct dict_col_t{
 	} def_val;
 
 	/** Retrieve the column name.
-	@param[in]	table	table name */
+	@param[in]	table	the table of this column */
 	const char* name(const dict_table_t& table) const;
 
 	/** @return whether this is a virtual column */