diff --git a/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_component.cpp b/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_component.cpp
index 1c82661ff0..11c1d1fa67 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_component.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static const char *const TAG = "mdns";
 #define USE_WEBSERVER_PORT 80  // NOLINT
 #endif
 
-// Define constant strings for values (PROGMEM on ESP8266, regular flash on others)
+// Define constant strings for values (PROGMEM on ESP8266, static pointers on others)
 MDNS_STATIC_CONST_CHAR(PLATFORM_ESP8266, "ESP8266");
 MDNS_STATIC_CONST_CHAR(PLATFORM_ESP32, "ESP32");
 MDNS_STATIC_CONST_CHAR(PLATFORM_RP2040, "RP2040");