diff --git a/src/scheduler.h b/src/scheduler.h
index 421002ec17b..66fd44d179d 100644
--- a/src/scheduler.h
+++ b/src/scheduler.h
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public:
 
     /**
      * Add a callback to be executed. Callbacks are executed serially
-     * and memory is sequentially consistent between callback executions.
+     * and memory is release-acquire consistent between callback executions.
      * Practially, this means that callbacks can behave as if they are executed
      * in order by a single thread.
      */