diff --git a/include/uv.h b/include/uv.h
index 3173b714..05147c5d 100644
--- a/include/uv.h
+++ b/include/uv.h
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ int uv_udp_send6(uv_udp_send_t* req, uv_udp_t* handle, uv_buf_t bufs[],
     int bufcnt, struct sockaddr_in6 addr, uv_udp_send_cb send_cb);
 
 /*
- * Send data. If the socket has not previously been bound with `uv_udp_bind`
+ * Receive data. If the socket has not previously been bound with `uv_udp_bind`
  * or `uv_udp_bind6`, it is bound to 0.0.0.0 (the "all interfaces" address)
  * and a random port number.
  *