diff --git a/src/counters.c b/src/counters.c
index 2157fbea69..d9bcf3a1ad 100644
--- a/src/counters.c
+++ b/src/counters.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void StatsDecr(ThreadVars *tv, uint16_t id)
 }
 
 /**
- * \brief Sets a value of type double to the local counter
+ * \brief set, so overwrite, the value of the local counter
  *
  * \param id  Index of the local counter in the counter array
  * \param pca Pointer to the StatsPrivateThreadContext