diff --git a/include/mbedtls/bignum.h b/include/mbedtls/bignum.h
index 69dc0b02d..22b373113 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/bignum.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/bignum.h
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ extern "C" {
  */
 typedef struct mbedtls_mpi
 {
-    int s;              /*!<  integer sign      */
+    int s;              /*!<  Sign: -1 if the mpi is negative, 1 otherwise */
     size_t n;           /*!<  total # of limbs  */
     mbedtls_mpi_uint *p;          /*!<  pointer to limbs  */
 }