diff --git a/libavformat/allformats.c b/libavformat/allformats.c
index f119fa6e80..8534a18f69 100644
--- a/libavformat/allformats.c
+++ b/libavformat/allformats.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
    formats you want to support */
 
 /**
- * Initialize libavcodec and register all the codecs and formats.
+ * Initialize libavformat and register all the (de)muxers and protocols.
  */
 void av_register_all(void)
 {