diff --git a/src/modules/control_allocator/module.yaml b/src/modules/control_allocator/module.yaml
index 27838a8271..efd8cf7fb6 100644
--- a/src/modules/control_allocator/module.yaml
+++ b/src/modules/control_allocator/module.yaml
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ mixer:
                           - name: 'CA_SV_CS${i}_TRIM'
                             label: 'Trim'
                     parameters:
-                      - label: 'Lock elevons in MC mode'
+                      - label: 'Lock control surfaces in hover'
                         name: VT_ELEV_MC_LOCK
 
             3: # Tiltrotor VTOL
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ mixer:
                           - name: 'CA_SV_CS${i}_TRIM'
                             label: 'Trim'
                     parameters:
-                      - label: 'Lock elevons in MC mode'
+                      - label: 'Lock control surfaces in hover'
                         name: VT_ELEV_MC_LOCK
                   - actuator_type: 'servo'
                     group_label: 'Tilt Servos'
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ mixer:
                           - name: 'CA_SV_CS${i}_TRIM'
                             label: 'Trim'
                     parameters:
-                      - label: 'Lock elevons in MC mode'
+                      - label: 'Lock control surfaces in hover'
                         name: VT_ELEV_MC_LOCK
 
             5: # Rover (Ackermann)
diff --git a/src/modules/vtol_att_control/vtol_att_control_params.c b/src/modules/vtol_att_control/vtol_att_control_params.c
index 3859886fe9..72c927c09e 100644
--- a/src/modules/vtol_att_control/vtol_att_control_params.c
+++ b/src/modules/vtol_att_control/vtol_att_control_params.c
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ PARAM_DEFINE_INT32(VT_FW_PERM_STAB, 0);
 PARAM_DEFINE_INT32(VT_TYPE, 0);
 
 /**
- * Lock elevons in multicopter mode
+ * Lock control surfaces in hover
  *
- * If set to 1 the elevons are locked in multicopter mode
+ * If set to 1 the control surfaces are locked at the disarmed value in multicopter mode.
  *
  * @boolean
  * @group VTOL Attitude Control