diff --git a/src/wp-includes/comment.php b/src/wp-includes/comment.php
index 8edfc2859f..a2c43956a8 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/comment.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/comment.php
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ function check_comment($author, $email, $url, $comment, $user_ip, $user_agent, $
 		$num_links = preg_match_all( '/<a [^>]*href/i', $comment, $out );
 
 		/**
-		 * Filters the maximum number of links allowed in a comment.
+		 * Filters the number of links found in a comment.
 		 *
 		 * @since 3.0.0
 		 *
-		 * @param int    $num_links The number of links allowed.
+		 * @param int    $num_links The number of links found.
 		 * @param string $url       Comment author's URL. Included in allowed links total.
 		 */
 		$num_links = apply_filters( 'comment_max_links_url', $num_links, $url );