diff --git a/include/libzfs.h b/include/libzfs.h
index 33b4f17b1..4b3fab83f 100644
--- a/include/libzfs.h
+++ b/include/libzfs.h
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ typedef enum {
 	ZPOOL_STATUS_VERSION_OLDER,	/* older legacy on-disk version */
 	ZPOOL_STATUS_FEAT_DISABLED,	/* supported features are disabled */
 	ZPOOL_STATUS_RESILVERING,	/* device being resilvered */
-	ZPOOL_STATUS_OFFLINE_DEV,	/* device online */
+	ZPOOL_STATUS_OFFLINE_DEV,	/* device offline */
 	ZPOOL_STATUS_REMOVED_DEV,	/* removed device */
 
 	/*