diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-sun4i.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-sun4i.c
index 7ae85ec61e56..60a28c69c65b 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-sun4i.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-sun4i.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ static int __init sun4i_of_init(struct device_node *node,
 	writel(0, sun4i_irq_base + SUN4I_IRQ_ENABLE_REG(1));
 	writel(0, sun4i_irq_base + SUN4I_IRQ_ENABLE_REG(2));
 
-	/* Mask all the interrupts */
+	/* Unmask all the interrupts, ENABLE_REG(x) is used for masking */
 	writel(0, sun4i_irq_base + SUN4I_IRQ_MASK_REG(0));
 	writel(0, sun4i_irq_base + SUN4I_IRQ_MASK_REG(1));
 	writel(0, sun4i_irq_base + SUN4I_IRQ_MASK_REG(2));