diff --git a/meta-hob/conf/layer.conf b/meta-hob/conf/layer.conf
index 6df27ac5a3..1785e65dda 100644
--- a/meta-hob/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta-hob/conf/layer.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # We have a conf and classes directory, add to BBPATH
 BBPATH .= ":${LAYERDIR}"
 
-# We have a packages directory, add to BBFILES
+# We have recipes-* directories, add to BBFILES
 BBFILES += "${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bb"
 
 BBFILE_COLLECTIONS += "hob"
diff --git a/meta-skeleton/conf/layer.conf b/meta-skeleton/conf/layer.conf
index 10031c1e2a..99830d823f 100644
--- a/meta-skeleton/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta-skeleton/conf/layer.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # We have a conf and classes directory, add to BBPATH
 BBPATH .= ":${LAYERDIR}"
 
-# We have a packages directory, add to BBFILES
+# We have recipes-* directories, add to BBFILES
 BBFILES += "${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bb"
 
 BBFILE_COLLECTIONS += "skeleton"
diff --git a/meta/conf/layer.conf b/meta/conf/layer.conf
index 23ef09a183..a112e8632a 100644
--- a/meta/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/layer.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # We have a conf and classes directory, add to BBPATH
 BBPATH .= ":${LAYERDIR}"
-# We have a packages directory, add to BBFILES
+# We have recipes-* directories, add to BBFILES
 BBFILES += "${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bb"
 
 BBFILE_COLLECTIONS += "core"