diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/header/ipv6_extension_headers.go b/pkg/tcpip/header/ipv6_extension_headers.go
index 50b469e17..d9af133e7 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/header/ipv6_extension_headers.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/header/ipv6_extension_headers.go
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ const (
 	// provides 1 byte padding, as outlined in RFC 8200 section 4.2.
 	ipv6Pad1ExtHdrOptionIdentifier IPv6ExtHdrOptionIdentifier = 0
 
-	// ipv6PadBExtHdrOptionIdentifier is the identifier for a padding option that
+	// ipv6PadNExtHdrOptionIdentifier is the identifier for a padding option that
 	// provides variable length byte padding, as outlined in RFC 8200 section 4.2.
 	ipv6PadNExtHdrOptionIdentifier IPv6ExtHdrOptionIdentifier = 1