diff --git a/virtcontainers/pkg/rootless/rootless.go b/virtcontainers/pkg/rootless/rootless.go
index 5a10ccadb2..507549fa2a 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/pkg/rootless/rootless.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/pkg/rootless/rootless.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func SetLogger(ctx context.Context, logger *logrus.Entry) {
 	rootlessLog = logger.WithFields(fields)
 }
 
-// IsRootless states whether kata is being ran with root or not
+// isRootlessFunc states whether kata is being ran with root or not
 func isRootlessFunc() bool {
 	rLock.Lock()
 	defer rLock.Unlock()