diff --git a/boards/arm/stm32/common/src/stm32_bh1750.c b/boards/arm/stm32/common/src/stm32_bh1750.c
index e01bce0069..09b77aa8e8 100644
--- a/boards/arm/stm32/common/src/stm32_bh1750.c
+++ b/boards/arm/stm32/common/src/stm32_bh1750.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ int board_bh1750_initialize(int devno, int busno)
       return -ENODEV;
     }
 
-  /* Then register the barometer sensor */
+  /* Then register the ambient light sensor */
 
   ret = bh1750fvi_register(devpath, i2c, BH1750FVI_I2C_ADDR);
   if (ret < 0)
diff --git a/boards/arm/xmc4/xmc4500-relax/src/xmc4_max6675.c b/boards/arm/xmc4/xmc4500-relax/src/xmc4_max6675.c
index 6bf38efa27..aa6ed4eb1d 100644
--- a/boards/arm/xmc4/xmc4500-relax/src/xmc4_max6675.c
+++ b/boards/arm/xmc4/xmc4500-relax/src/xmc4_max6675.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ int xmc4_max6675initialize(const char *devpath)
       return -ENODEV;
     }
 
-  /* Then register the barometer sensor */
+  /* Then register the temperature sensor */
 
   ret = max6675_register(devpath, spi);
   if (ret < 0)
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32/common/src/esp32_max6675.c b/boards/xtensa/esp32/common/src/esp32_max6675.c
index 174c36f02c..1cfc5d16a7 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32/common/src/esp32_max6675.c
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32/common/src/esp32_max6675.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ int board_max6675_initialize(int devno, int busno)
       return -ENODEV;
     }
 
-  /* Then register the barometer sensor */
+  /* Then register the temperature sensor */
 
   snprintf(devpath, sizeof(devpath), "/dev/temp%d", devno);
   ret = max6675_register(devpath, spi);
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32s2/common/src/esp32s2_max6675.c b/boards/xtensa/esp32s2/common/src/esp32s2_max6675.c
index bc28ba8d2f..18919b5eec 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32s2/common/src/esp32s2_max6675.c
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32s2/common/src/esp32s2_max6675.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ int board_max6675_initialize(int devno, int busno)
       return -ENODEV;
     }
 
-  /* Then register the barometer sensor */
+  /* Then register the temperature sensor */
 
   snprintf(devpath, sizeof(devpath), "/dev/temp%d", devno);
   ret = max6675_register(devpath, spi);