diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_nvm.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_nvm.c
index 17e3f26eee4a4..779ba907009a5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_nvm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_nvm.c
@@ -210,11 +210,11 @@ static int i40e_read_nvm_word_srctl(struct i40e_hw *hw, u16 offset,
  * @hw: pointer to the HW structure.
  * @module_pointer: module pointer location in words from the NVM beginning
  * @offset: offset in words from module start
- * @words: number of words to write
- * @data: buffer with words to write to the Shadow RAM
+ * @words: number of words to read
+ * @data: buffer with words to read to the Shadow RAM
  * @last_command: tells the AdminQ that this is the last command
  *
- * Writes a 16 bit words buffer to the Shadow RAM using the admin command.
+ * Reads a 16 bit words buffer to the Shadow RAM using the admin command.
  **/
 static int i40e_read_nvm_aq(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 			    u8 module_pointer, u32 offset,
@@ -234,18 +234,18 @@ static int i40e_read_nvm_aq(struct i40e_hw *hw,
 	 */
 	if ((offset + words) > hw->nvm.sr_size)
 		i40e_debug(hw, I40E_DEBUG_NVM,
-			   "NVM write error: offset %d beyond Shadow RAM limit %d\n",
+			   "NVM read error: offset %d beyond Shadow RAM limit %d\n",
 			   (offset + words), hw->nvm.sr_size);
 	else if (words > I40E_SR_SECTOR_SIZE_IN_WORDS)
-		/* We can write only up to 4KB (one sector), in one AQ write */
+		/* We can read only up to 4KB (one sector), in one AQ write */
 		i40e_debug(hw, I40E_DEBUG_NVM,
-			   "NVM write fail error: tried to write %d words, limit is %d.\n",
+			   "NVM read fail error: tried to read %d words, limit is %d.\n",
 			   words, I40E_SR_SECTOR_SIZE_IN_WORDS);
 	else if (((offset + (words - 1)) / I40E_SR_SECTOR_SIZE_IN_WORDS)
 		 != (offset / I40E_SR_SECTOR_SIZE_IN_WORDS))
-		/* A single write cannot spread over two sectors */
+		/* A single read cannot spread over two sectors */
 		i40e_debug(hw, I40E_DEBUG_NVM,
-			   "NVM write error: cannot spread over two sectors in a single write offset=%d words=%d\n",
+			   "NVM read error: cannot spread over two sectors in a single read offset=%d words=%d\n",
 			   offset, words);
 	else
 		ret_code = i40e_aq_read_nvm(hw, module_pointer,