diff --git a/lapack-netlib/SRC/VARIANTS/cholesky/TOP/cpotrf.f b/lapack-netlib/SRC/VARIANTS/cholesky/TOP/cpotrf.f
index 62d0a2580..c810a1533 100644
--- a/lapack-netlib/SRC/VARIANTS/cholesky/TOP/cpotrf.f
+++ b/lapack-netlib/SRC/VARIANTS/cholesky/TOP/cpotrf.f
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ C>
 C> \param[in,out] A
 C> \verbatim
 C>          A is COMPLEX array, dimension (LDA,N)
-C>          On entry, the symmetric matrix A.  If UPLO = 'U', the leading
+C>          On entry, the Hermitian matrix A.  If UPLO = 'U', the leading
 C>          N-by-N upper triangular part of A contains the upper
 C>          triangular part of the matrix A, and the strictly lower
 C>          triangular part of A is not referenced.  If UPLO = 'L', the