diff --git a/sys/include/net/gcoap.h b/sys/include/net/gcoap.h
index 097fd4812cc13641b3f4815378471ef9f69b650a..19b5a7abc9d17930b64a373bc12c95a57c6c58e7 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/gcoap.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/gcoap.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
  * If there is a payload, follow the three steps below.
  *
  * -# Call gcoap_resp_init() to initialize the response.
- * -# Write the request payload, starting at the updated _payload_ pointer
+ * -# Write the response payload, starting at the updated _payload_ pointer
  *    in the coap_pkt_t. If some error occurs, return a negative errno
  *    code from the handler, and gcoap will send a server error (5.00).
  * -# Call gcoap_finish() to complete the PDU after writing the payload,