diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dai.h b/include/sound/soc-dai.h
index 776a60529e70..8b693dade9c6 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dai.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dai.h
@@ -471,7 +471,8 @@ static inline int snd_soc_dai_set_sdw_stream(struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
  * This routine only retrieves that was previously configured
  * with snd_soc_dai_get_sdw_stream()
  *
- * Returns pointer to stream or -ENOTSUPP if callback is not supported;
+ * Returns pointer to stream or an ERR_PTR value, e.g.
+ * ERR_PTR(-ENOTSUPP) if callback is not supported;
  */
 static inline void *snd_soc_dai_get_sdw_stream(struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
 					       int direction)