diff --git a/cursor.go b/cursor.go
index 520edd4..6e70bc5 100644
--- a/cursor.go
+++ b/cursor.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func (c *Cursor) Prev() (key []byte, value []byte) {
 
 // Seek moves the cursor to a given key and returns it.
 // If the key does not exist then the next key is used. If no keys
-// follow, a nil value is returned.
+// follow, a nil key is returned.
 func (c *Cursor) Seek(seek []byte) (key []byte, value []byte) {
 	k, v, flags := c.seek(seek)
 	if k == nil {