diff --git a/include/hw/i386/topology.h b/include/hw/i386/topology.h
index b2c8bf2de1..21b65219a5 100644
--- a/include/hw/i386/topology.h
+++ b/include/hw/i386/topology.h
@@ -121,9 +121,10 @@ static inline unsigned apicid_pkg_offset(X86CPUTopoInfo *topo_info)
 }
 
 /*
- * Make APIC ID for the CPU based on Pkg_ID, Core_ID, SMT_ID
+ * Make APIC ID for the CPU based on topology and IDs of each topology level.
  *
- * The caller must make sure core_id < nr_cores and smt_id < nr_threads.
+ * The caller must make sure the ID of each level doesn't exceed the width of
+ * the level.
  */
 static inline apic_id_t x86_apicid_from_topo_ids(X86CPUTopoInfo *topo_info,
                                                  const X86CPUTopoIDs *topo_ids)