diff --git a/fs/inode/fs_inodesearch.c b/fs/inode/fs_inodesearch.c
index 7862c21e15a..c6e214ffe75 100644
--- a/fs/inode/fs_inodesearch.c
+++ b/fs/inode/fs_inodesearch.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static int _inode_compare(FAR const char *fname, FAR struct inode *inode)
  *   the soft link.
  *
  * Assumptions:
- *   The caller holds the g_inode_sem semaphore
+ *   The caller holds the inode tree lock (inode_lock() or inode_rlock())
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ int inode_search_setup(FAR struct inode_search_s *desc,
  *   that link WILL be deferenced unconditionally.
  *
  * Assumptions:
- *   The caller holds the g_inode_sem semaphore
+ *   The caller holds the inode tree lock (inode_lock() or inode_rlock())
  *   The descriptor was initialized with inode_search_setup()
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/fs/inode/inode.h b/fs/inode/inode.h
index eb015c7afb4..f80695a1898 100644
--- a/fs/inode/inode.h
+++ b/fs/inode/inode.h
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ void inode_runlock(void);
  *           cares about existence (e.g. inode_reserve).
  *
  * Assumptions:
- *   The caller holds the g_inode_sem semaphore
+ *   The caller holds the inode tree lock (inode_lock() or inode_rlock())
  *   The descriptor was initialized with inode_search_setup()
  *
  ****************************************************************************/