diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9f7ab7129d0647..dc90da2fd1e438 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1429,8 +1429,8 @@ CLANG_FORMAT_START ?= HEAD
 #  $ make format-cpp
 # To format HEAD~1...HEAD (latest commit):
 #  $ CLANG_FORMAT_START=`git rev-parse HEAD~1` make format-cpp
-# To format diff between master and current branch head (master...HEAD):
-#  $ CLANG_FORMAT_START=master make format-cpp
+# To format diff between main and current branch head (main...HEAD):
+#  $ CLANG_FORMAT_START=main make format-cpp
 format-cpp: ## Format C++ diff from $CLANG_FORMAT_START to current changes
 ifneq ("","$(wildcard tools/clang-format/node_modules/)")
 	$(info Formatting C++ diff from $(CLANG_FORMAT_START)..)