diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/pixfmt-z16.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/pixfmt-z16.xml
index 3d87e4bf87b8..1d9cb1684bd3 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/pixfmt-z16.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/v4l/pixfmt-z16.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   </refmeta>
   <refnamediv>
     <refname><constant>V4L2_PIX_FMT_Z16</constant></refname>
-    <refpurpose>Interleaved grey-scale image, e.g. from a stereo-pair</refpurpose>
+    <refpurpose>16-bit depth data with distance values at each pixel</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
     <title>Description</title>