diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/AArch64/GISel/AArch64LegalizerInfo.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/AArch64/GISel/AArch64LegalizerInfo.cpp
index 9fadc008de206..6c1d25f62c21e 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/AArch64/GISel/AArch64LegalizerInfo.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/AArch64/GISel/AArch64LegalizerInfo.cpp
@@ -1253,7 +1253,8 @@ bool AArch64LegalizerInfo::legalizeIntrinsic(LegalizerHelper &Helper,
   }
   case Intrinsic::aarch64_mops_memset_tag: {
     assert(MI.getOpcode() == TargetOpcode::G_INTRINSIC_W_SIDE_EFFECTS);
-    // Zext the value to 64 bit
+    // Anyext the value being set to 64 bit (only the bottom 8 bits are read by
+    // the instruction).
     MachineIRBuilder MIB(MI);
     auto &Value = MI.getOperand(3);
     Register ZExtValueReg = MIB.buildAnyExt(LLT::scalar(64), Value).getReg(0);
@@ -1776,7 +1777,8 @@ bool AArch64LegalizerInfo::legalizeMemOps(MachineInstr &MI,
 
   // Tagged version MOPSMemorySetTagged is legalised in legalizeIntrinsic
   if (MI.getOpcode() == TargetOpcode::G_MEMSET) {
-    // Zext the value operand to 64 bit
+    // Anyext the value being set to 64 bit (only the bottom 8 bits are read by
+    // the instruction).
     auto &Value = MI.getOperand(1);
     Register ZExtValueReg =
         MIRBuilder.buildAnyExt(LLT::scalar(64), Value).getReg(0);