diff --git a/sonic_platform_base/sonic_xcvr/api/xcvr_api.py b/sonic_platform_base/sonic_xcvr/api/xcvr_api.py
index d1915a952..c49bf64f9 100644
--- a/sonic_platform_base/sonic_xcvr/api/xcvr_api.py
+++ b/sonic_platform_base/sonic_xcvr/api/xcvr_api.py
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ def is_flat_memory(self):
         Returns:
             A Boolean, True if flat memory, False if paging is implemented
 
-            If there is an issue with reading the xcvr, None should be returned.
+            If there is an issue with reading the xcvr, True should be returned.
         """
         raise NotImplementedError