diff --git a/sbin/newfs_msdos/newfs_msdos.c b/sbin/newfs_msdos/newfs_msdos.c
index fe1631a73ca9..217b72055944 100644
--- a/sbin/newfs_msdos/newfs_msdos.c
+++ b/sbin/newfs_msdos/newfs_msdos.c
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ struct de {
     u_int8_t deName[11];		/* name and extension */
     u_int8_t deAttributes;		/* attributes */
     u_int8_t rsvd[10];			/* reserved */
-    u_int8_t deMTime[2];		/* creation time */
-    u_int8_t deMDate[2];		/* creation date */
+    u_int8_t deMTime[2];		/* last-modified time */
+    u_int8_t deMDate[2];		/* last-modified date */
     u_int8_t deStartCluster[2];		/* starting cluster */
     u_int8_t deFileSize[4];		/* size */
 } __packed;