diff --git a/src/fpm_meta.f90 b/src/fpm_meta.f90
index d06673a0cc..bcd73cd022 100644
--- a/src/fpm_meta.f90
+++ b/src/fpm_meta.f90
@@ -1600,7 +1600,7 @@ type(string_t) function mpi_wrapper_query(mpilib,wrapper,command,verbose,error)
 
 end function mpi_wrapper_query
 
-!> Check if input is a linking argument
+!> Check if input is a useful linker argument
 logical function is_link_argument(compiler,string)
    type(compiler_t), intent(in) :: compiler
    character(*), intent(in) :: string