diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index c507cd3d01c0..464d5ba79f96 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ static long linehandle_ioctl(struct file *filep, unsigned int cmd,
 	int i;
 
 	if (cmd == GPIOHANDLE_GET_LINE_VALUES_IOCTL) {
-		/* TODO: check if descriptors are really input */
+		/* NOTE: It's ok to read values of output lines. */
 		int ret = gpiod_get_array_value_complex(false,
 							true,
 							lh->numdescs,