diff --git a/lib/runtime-c-api/wasmer.h b/lib/runtime-c-api/wasmer.h
index 11c6cb0ce..297428ee2 100644
--- a/lib/runtime-c-api/wasmer.h
+++ b/lib/runtime-c-api/wasmer.h
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ void wasmer_module_destroy(wasmer_module_t *module);
 
 /**
  * Given:
- *  A prepared `wasmer svm` import-object
+ *  A prepared `wasmer` import-object
  *  A compiled wasmer module
  * Instantiates a wasmer instance
  */
diff --git a/lib/runtime-c-api/wasmer.hh b/lib/runtime-c-api/wasmer.hh
index eaaa28799..cf7a1c7b3 100644
--- a/lib/runtime-c-api/wasmer.hh
+++ b/lib/runtime-c-api/wasmer.hh
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ wasmer_result_t wasmer_module_deserialize(wasmer_module_t **module,
 void wasmer_module_destroy(wasmer_module_t *module);
 
 /// Given:
-///  A prepared `wasmer svm` import-object
+///  A prepared `wasmer` import-object
 ///  A compiled wasmer module
 /// Instantiates a wasmer instance
 wasmer_result_t wasmer_module_import_instantiate(wasmer_instance_t **instance,