diff --git a/lapack-netlib/SRC/VARIANTS/cholesky/TOP/cpotrf.f b/lapack-netlib/SRC/VARIANTS/cholesky/TOP/cpotrf.f
index d6149c08f..62d0a2580 100644
--- a/lapack-netlib/SRC/VARIANTS/cholesky/TOP/cpotrf.f
+++ b/lapack-netlib/SRC/VARIANTS/cholesky/TOP/cpotrf.f
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ C> \brief \b CPOTRF VARIANT: top-looking block version of the algorithm, calling
 C>\details \b Purpose:
 C>\verbatim
 C>
-C> CPOTRF computes the Cholesky factorization of a real symmetric
+C> CPOTRF computes the Cholesky factorization of a complex Hermitian
 C> positive definite matrix A.
 C>
 C> The factorization has the form