diff --git a/lapack-netlib/SRC/VARIANTS/cholesky/TOP/cpotrf.f b/lapack-netlib/SRC/VARIANTS/cholesky/TOP/cpotrf.f
index c810a1533..b9dffa4ec 100644
--- a/lapack-netlib/SRC/VARIANTS/cholesky/TOP/cpotrf.f
+++ b/lapack-netlib/SRC/VARIANTS/cholesky/TOP/cpotrf.f
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ C> \verbatim
 C>          INFO is INTEGER
 C>          = 0:  successful exit
 C>          < 0:  if INFO = -i, the i-th argument had an illegal value
-C>          > 0:  if INFO = i, the leading minor of order i is not
-C>                positive definite, and the factorization could not be
+C>          > 0:  if INFO = i, the leading principal minor of order i
+C>                is not positive, and the factorization could not be
 C>                completed.
 C> \endverbatim
 C>
diff --git a/lapack-netlib/SRC/VARIANTS/cholesky/TOP/dpotrf.f b/lapack-netlib/SRC/VARIANTS/cholesky/TOP/dpotrf.f
index e49200ea5..e68a559ba 100644
--- a/lapack-netlib/SRC/VARIANTS/cholesky/TOP/dpotrf.f
+++ b/lapack-netlib/SRC/VARIANTS/cholesky/TOP/dpotrf.f
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ C> \verbatim
 C>          INFO is INTEGER
 C>          = 0:  successful exit
 C>          < 0:  if INFO = -i, the i-th argument had an illegal value
-C>          > 0:  if INFO = i, the leading minor of order i is not
-C>                positive definite, and the factorization could not be
+C>          > 0:  if INFO = i, the leading principal minor of order i
+C>                is not positive, and the factorization could not be
 C>                completed.
 C> \endverbatim
 C>
diff --git a/lapack-netlib/SRC/VARIANTS/cholesky/TOP/spotrf.f b/lapack-netlib/SRC/VARIANTS/cholesky/TOP/spotrf.f
index 65895502b..7401f8844 100644
--- a/lapack-netlib/SRC/VARIANTS/cholesky/TOP/spotrf.f
+++ b/lapack-netlib/SRC/VARIANTS/cholesky/TOP/spotrf.f
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ C> \verbatim
 C>          INFO is INTEGER
 C>          = 0:  successful exit
 C>          < 0:  if INFO = -i, the i-th argument had an illegal value
-C>          > 0:  if INFO = i, the leading minor of order i is not
-C>                positive definite, and the factorization could not be
+C>          > 0:  if INFO = i, the leading principal minor of order i
+C>                is not positive, and the factorization could not be
 C>                completed.
 C> \endverbatim
 C>
diff --git a/lapack-netlib/SRC/VARIANTS/cholesky/TOP/zpotrf.f b/lapack-netlib/SRC/VARIANTS/cholesky/TOP/zpotrf.f
index 449c7ac95..80b7c7f43 100644
--- a/lapack-netlib/SRC/VARIANTS/cholesky/TOP/zpotrf.f
+++ b/lapack-netlib/SRC/VARIANTS/cholesky/TOP/zpotrf.f
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ C> \verbatim
 C>          INFO is INTEGER
 C>          = 0:  successful exit
 C>          < 0:  if INFO = -i, the i-th argument had an illegal value
-C>          > 0:  if INFO = i, the leading minor of order i is not
-C>                positive definite, and the factorization could not be
+C>          > 0:  if INFO = i, the leading principal minor of order i
+C>                is not positive, and the factorization could not be
 C>                completed.
 C> \endverbatim
 C>