diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h b/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h
index 5e0940dcbfe87591f3de63440bc3d2ec447bf9aa..4345f80a2e33570bf988fb84923e759336179a50 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  *	physical connectors and other link features that are
  *	advertised through autonegotiation or enabled for
  *	auto-detection.
- * @speed: Low bits of the speed
+ * @speed: Low bits of the speed, 1Mb units, 0 to INT_MAX or SPEED_UNKNOWN
  * @duplex: Duplex mode; one of %DUPLEX_*
  * @port: Physical connector type; one of %PORT_*
  * @phy_address: MDIO address of PHY (transceiver); 0 or 255 if not
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
  *	obsoleted by &struct ethtool_coalesce.  Read-only; deprecated.
  * @maxrxpkt: Historically used to report RX IRQ coalescing; now
  *	obsoleted by &struct ethtool_coalesce.  Read-only; deprecated.
- * @speed_hi: High bits of the speed
+ * @speed_hi: High bits of the speed, 1Mb units, 0 to INT_MAX or SPEED_UNKNOWN
  * @eth_tp_mdix: Ethernet twisted-pair MDI(-X) status; one of
  *	%ETH_TP_MDI_*.  If the status is unknown or not applicable, the
  *	value will be %ETH_TP_MDI_INVALID.  Read-only.
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@ enum ethtool_sfeatures_retval_bits {
  * it was forced up into this mode or autonegotiated.
  */
 
-/* The forced speed, 10Mb, 100Mb, gigabit, [2.5|5|10|20|25|40|50|56|100]GbE. */
+/* The forced speed, in units of 1Mb. All values 0 to INT_MAX are legal. */
 #define SPEED_10		10
 #define SPEED_100		100
 #define SPEED_1000		1000