diff --git a/cpp/include/kvikio/remote_handle.hpp b/cpp/include/kvikio/remote_handle.hpp
index 2d4304f751..ad689e8686 100644
--- a/cpp/include/kvikio/remote_handle.hpp
+++ b/cpp/include/kvikio/remote_handle.hpp
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ class RemoteHandle {
       } else {
         PushAndPopContext c(get_context_from_pointer(buf));
         // We use a bounce buffer to avoid many small memory copies to device. Libcurl has a
-        // maximum chunk size of 16kb (`CURL_MAX_WRITE_SIZE`) but is often much smaller.
+        // maximum chunk size of 16kb (`CURL_MAX_WRITE_SIZE`) but chunks are often much smaller.
         detail::BounceBufferH2D bounce_buffer(detail::StreamsByThread::get(), buf);
         ctx.bounce_buffer = &bounce_buffer;
         curl.perform();