diff --git a/dix/getevents.c b/dix/getevents.c
index 9a68bf0fe..c51012212 100644
--- a/dix/getevents.c
+++ b/dix/getevents.c
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ GetPointerEvents(EventList *events, DeviceIntPtr pDev, int type, int buttons,
     CARD32 ms;
     DeviceEvent *event;
     RawDeviceEvent    *raw;
-    int x = 0, y = 0, /* switches between device and screen coords */
+    int x = 0, y = 0, /* device coords */
         cx, cy; /* only screen coordinates */
     ScreenPtr scr = miPointerGetScreen(pDev);