diff --git a/net/dsa/tag.h b/net/dsa/tag.h
index 7cfbca824f1c..32d12f4a9d73 100644
--- a/net/dsa/tag.h
+++ b/net/dsa/tag.h
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static inline void *dsa_etype_header_pos_rx(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return skb->data - 2;
 }
 
-/* On TX, skb->data points to skb_mac_header(skb), which means that EtherType
+/* On TX, skb->data points to the MAC header, which means that EtherType
  * header taggers start exactly where the EtherType is (the EtherType is
  * treated as part of the DSA header).
  */
diff --git a/net/dsa/tag_8021q.c b/net/dsa/tag_8021q.c
index 5ee9ef00954e..cbdfc392f7e0 100644
--- a/net/dsa/tag_8021q.c
+++ b/net/dsa/tag_8021q.c
@@ -461,8 +461,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dsa_tag_8021q_unregister);
 struct sk_buff *dsa_8021q_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev,
 			       u16 tpid, u16 tci)
 {
-	/* skb->data points at skb_mac_header, which
-	 * is fine for vlan_insert_tag.
+	/* skb->data points at the MAC header, which is fine
+	 * for vlan_insert_tag().
 	 */
 	return vlan_insert_tag(skb, htons(tpid), tci);
 }