diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
index ace9f7c13132..3fec3f6cdd53 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
@@ -2850,9 +2850,9 @@ int mmu_try_to_unsync_pages(struct kvm *kvm, const struct kvm_memory_slot *slot,
 			/*
 			 * Recheck after taking the spinlock, a different vCPU
 			 * may have since marked the page unsync.  A false
-			 * positive on the unprotected check above is not
+			 * negative on the unprotected check above is not
 			 * possible as clearing sp->unsync _must_ hold mmu_lock
-			 * for write, i.e. unsync cannot transition from 0->1
+			 * for write, i.e. unsync cannot transition from 1->0
 			 * while this CPU holds mmu_lock for read (or write).
 			 */
 			if (READ_ONCE(sp->unsync))