diff --git a/cgo/lapack.go b/cgo/lapack.go
index 497fb2bb..48fede19 100644
--- a/cgo/lapack.go
+++ b/cgo/lapack.go
@@ -439,10 +439,11 @@ func (impl Implementation) Dlascl(kind lapack.MatrixType, kl, ku int, cfrom, cto
 	lapacke.Dlascl(byte(kind), kl, ku, cfrom, cto, m, n, a, lda)
 }
 
-// Dlaset sets the off-diagonal elements of a to alpha, and the diagonal elements
-// of a to beta. If uplo == blas.Upper, only the upper diagonal elements are set.
-// If uplo == blas.Lower, only the lower diagonal elements are set. If uplo is
-// otherwise, all of the elements of a are set.
+// Dlaset sets the off-diagonal elements of A to alpha, and the diagonal
+// elements to beta. If uplo == blas.Upper, only the elements in the upper
+// triangular part are set. If uplo == blas.Lower, only the elements in the
+// lower triangular part are set. If uplo is otherwise, all of the elements of A
+// are set.
 //
 // Dlaset is an internal routine. It is exported for testing purposes.
 func (impl Implementation) Dlaset(uplo blas.Uplo, m, n int, alpha, beta float64, a []float64, lda int) {
diff --git a/native/dlaset.go b/native/dlaset.go
index 2bb6e6e0..2781ad56 100644
--- a/native/dlaset.go
+++ b/native/dlaset.go
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ package native
 
 import "github.com/gonum/blas"
 
-// Dlaset sets the off-diagonal elements of a to alpha, and the diagonal elements
-// of a to beta. If uplo == blas.Upper, only the upper diagonal elements are set.
-// If uplo == blas.Lower, only the lower diagonal elements are set. If uplo is
-// otherwise, all of the elements of a are set.
+// Dlaset sets the off-diagonal elements of A to alpha, and the diagonal
+// elements to beta. If uplo == blas.Upper, only the elements in the upper
+// triangular part are set. If uplo == blas.Lower, only the elements in the
+// lower triangular part are set. If uplo is otherwise, all of the elements of A
+// are set.
 //
 // Dlaset is an internal routine. It is exported for testing purposes.
 func (impl Implementation) Dlaset(uplo blas.Uplo, m, n int, alpha, beta float64, a []float64, lda int) {