diff --git a/libavutil/channel_layout.h b/libavutil/channel_layout.h
index 7ee5333ea8..b8bff6f365 100644
--- a/libavutil/channel_layout.h
+++ b/libavutil/channel_layout.h
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ enum AVChannelOrder {
     /**
      * The channel order does not correspond to any other predefined order and
      * is stored as an explicit map. For example, this could be used to support
-     * layouts with 64 or more channels, or with empty/skipped (AV_CHAN_SILENCE)
+     * layouts with 64 or more channels, or with empty/skipped (AV_CHAN_UNUSED)
      * channels at arbitrary positions.
      */
     AV_CHANNEL_ORDER_CUSTOM,