diff --git a/ares/ares_cancel.c b/ares/ares_cancel.c
index 0209da83b13e79ceb2f83b424c5d4bc53d346045..982ebc19fd20071bad26dada40b59f75fb8d072d 100644
--- a/ares/ares_cancel.c
+++ b/ares/ares_cancel.c
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 #include "ares_private.h"
 
 /*
- * ares_cancel() cancels a ongoing request/resolve that might be going on on
- * the given channel. It does NOT kill the channel, use ares_destroy() for
+ * ares_cancel() cancels all ongoing requests/resolves that might be going on
+ * on the given channel. It does NOT kill the channel, use ares_destroy() for
  * that.
  */
 void ares_cancel(ares_channel channel)