diff --git a/include/dm/uclass-internal.h b/include/dm/uclass-internal.h
index 153f2a7626f7d44ec0dc7b40e3a9202f169165ed..a9b2fbe2c65d7fb43cefd74f6588f305cfba19fc 100644
--- a/include/dm/uclass-internal.h
+++ b/include/dm/uclass-internal.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ int uclass_find_next_device(struct udevice **devp);
 /**
  * uclass_find_device_by_name() - Find uclass device based on ID and name
  *
- * This searches for a device with the given name.
+ * This searches for a device with the exactly given name.
  *
  * The device is NOT probed, it is merely returned.
  *
diff --git a/include/dm/uclass.h b/include/dm/uclass.h
index 66e0ea509c99718e825a5324d6269d10b69c6e2b..4cfc0df84c21bac942c633279ea358e968527f53 100644
--- a/include/dm/uclass.h
+++ b/include/dm/uclass.h
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ int uclass_get_device(enum uclass_id id, int index, struct udevice **devp);
 /**
  * uclass_get_device_by_name() - Get a uclass device by it's name
  *
- * This searches the devices in the uclass for one with the given name.
+ * This searches the devices in the uclass for one with the exactly given name.
  *
  * The device is probed to activate it ready for use.
  *