diff --git a/libavformat/riffenc.c b/libavformat/riffenc.c
index 8accb69541..59c9932c36 100644
--- a/libavformat/riffenc.c
+++ b/libavformat/riffenc.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ int ff_put_wav_header(AVFormatContext *s, AVIOContext *pb,
     }
 
     /* We use the known constant frame size for the codec if known, otherwise
-     * fall back on using AVCodecContext.frame_size, which is not as reliable
+     * fall back on using AVCodecParameters.frame_size, which is not as reliable
      * for indicating packet duration. */
     frame_size = av_get_audio_frame_duration2(par, par->block_align);