diff --git a/qapi/machine.json b/qapi/machine.json
index 067e3f5378..f1839acf20 100644
--- a/qapi/machine.json
+++ b/qapi/machine.json
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@
 #
 # @node-id: NUMA node ID the CPU belongs to
 # @socket-id: socket number within node/board the CPU belongs to
-# @die-id: die number within node/board the CPU belongs to (Since 4.1)
+# @die-id: die number within socket the CPU belongs to (since 4.1)
 # @core-id: core number within die the CPU belongs to
 # @thread-id: thread number within core the CPU belongs to
 #