diff --git a/library/psa_crypto_ecp.c b/library/psa_crypto_ecp.c
index d1e1a9768..1a8f15ede 100644
--- a/library/psa_crypto_ecp.c
+++ b/library/psa_crypto_ecp.c
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ psa_status_t mbedtls_psa_ecp_load_representation(
         curve_bytes = data_length / 2;
 
         /* Montgomery public keys are represented in compressed format, meaning
-         * their curve_size is equal to the amount of input. */
+         * their curve_bytes is equal to the amount of input. */
 
         /* Private keys are represented in uncompressed private random integer
-         * format, meaning their curve_size is equal to the amount of input. */
+         * format, meaning their curve_bytes is equal to the amount of input. */
     }
 
     if( explicit_bits )
diff --git a/library/psa_crypto_ecp.h b/library/psa_crypto_ecp.h
index daa9b9163..59b61b9e5 100644
--- a/library/psa_crypto_ecp.h
+++ b/library/psa_crypto_ecp.h
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@
 /** Load the contents of a key buffer into an internal ECP representation
  *
  * \param[in] type          The type of key contained in \p data.
+ * \param[in] curve_bits    The nominal bit-size of the curve.
+ *                          It must be consistent with the representation
+ *                          passed in \p data.
+ *                          This can be 0, in which case the bit-size
+ *                          is inferred from \p data_length (which is possible
+ *                          for all key types and representation formats
+ *                          formats that are currently supported or will
+ *                          be in the foreseeable future).
  * \param[in] data          The buffer from which to load the representation.
  * \param[in] data_length   The size in bytes of \p data.
  * \param[out] p_ecp        Returns a pointer to an ECP context on success.