diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index b11fb2fe77c1..ac87e79b00d1 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -3416,7 +3416,7 @@ static int mem_cgroup_resize_limit(struct mem_cgroup *memcg,
 		/*
 		 * Rather than hide all in some function, I do this in
 		 * open coded manner. You see what this really does.
-		 * We have to guarantee memcg->res.limit < memcg->memsw.limit.
+		 * We have to guarantee memcg->res.limit <= memcg->memsw.limit.
 		 */
 		mutex_lock(&set_limit_mutex);
 		memswlimit = res_counter_read_u64(&memcg->memsw, RES_LIMIT);
@@ -3477,7 +3477,7 @@ static int mem_cgroup_resize_memsw_limit(struct mem_cgroup *memcg,
 		/*
 		 * Rather than hide all in some function, I do this in
 		 * open coded manner. You see what this really does.
-		 * We have to guarantee memcg->res.limit < memcg->memsw.limit.
+		 * We have to guarantee memcg->res.limit <= memcg->memsw.limit.
 		 */
 		mutex_lock(&set_limit_mutex);
 		memlimit = res_counter_read_u64(&memcg->res, RES_LIMIT);