diff --git a/drivers/include/mtd.h b/drivers/include/mtd.h
index 1fe0d52ad113..879cc1255f83 100644
--- a/drivers/include/mtd.h
+++ b/drivers/include/mtd.h
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } mtd_dev_t;
 
 /**
- * @brief   MTD device array as readonly XFA
+ * @brief   MTD device array as XFA
  *
  * The array contains the addresses of all MTD devices that are defined using
  * the `XFA` macro, for example: