diff --git a/plugins/network-device-injector/network-device-injector.go b/plugins/network-device-injector/network-device-injector.go
index c2bc6eb8..1377eb98 100644
--- a/plugins/network-device-injector/network-device-injector.go
+++ b/plugins/network-device-injector/network-device-injector.go
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ func (p *plugin) StopPodSandbox(_ context.Context, pod *api.PodSandbox) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// attach the network devices to the pod namespace
+	// release the network devices from the pod namespace
 	for _, n := range netdevices {
 		err = n.release(ns)
 		if err != nil {