diff --git a/conf/broker.conf b/conf/broker.conf
index e4494be0666b5..dc76ef07c708e 100644
--- a/conf/broker.conf
+++ b/conf/broker.conf
@@ -534,8 +534,8 @@ brokerServiceCompactionMonitorIntervalInSeconds=60
 # Using a value of 0, is disabling compression check.
 brokerServiceCompactionThresholdInBytes=0
 
-# Timeout for the compaction phase one loop.
-# If the execution time of the compaction phase one loop exceeds this time, the compaction will not proceed.
+# Timeout for each read request in the compaction phase one loop.
+# If the execution time of one single message read operation exceeds this time, the compaction will not proceed.
 brokerServiceCompactionPhaseOneLoopTimeInSeconds=30
 
 # Whether retain null-key message during topic compaction
diff --git a/pulsar-broker-common/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/ServiceConfiguration.java b/pulsar-broker-common/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/ServiceConfiguration.java
index 4aed15922f05e..c525e1ab75457 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker-common/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/ServiceConfiguration.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker-common/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/ServiceConfiguration.java
@@ -2803,8 +2803,8 @@ The delayed message index time step(in seconds) in per bucket snapshot segment,
 
     @FieldContext(
             category = CATEGORY_SERVER,
-            doc = "Timeout for the compaction phase one loop, If the execution time of the compaction "
-                    + "phase one loop exceeds this time, the compaction will not proceed."
+            doc = "Timeout for each read request in the compaction phase one loop, If the execution time of one "
+                    + "single message read operation exceeds this time, the compaction will not proceed."
     )
     private long brokerServiceCompactionPhaseOneLoopTimeInSeconds = 30;