diff --git a/cfg/xrpld-example.cfg b/cfg/xrpld-example.cfg
index 009cf44a00..c49b5c541b 100644
--- a/cfg/xrpld-example.cfg
+++ b/cfg/xrpld-example.cfg
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@
 #       Example:
 #           extension_size_limit = 100000      # 100 kb
 #
-#   gas_price = <bytes>
+#   gas_price = <micro-drops>
 #
 #       The gas price is the conversion between WASM gas and its price in drops.
 #