diff --git a/lib/commons/text/accessible-text-virtual.js b/lib/commons/text/accessible-text-virtual.js
index ec700dc019..8b68dc2bc8 100644
--- a/lib/commons/text/accessible-text-virtual.js
+++ b/lib/commons/text/accessible-text-virtual.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ var phrasingElements = ['A', 'EM', 'STRONG', 'SMALL', 'MARK', 'ABBR', 'DFN', 'I'
 /**
  * Find a non-ARIA label for an element
  * @private
- * @param {HTMLElement} element The HTMLElement
+ * @param {VirtualNode} element The VirtualNode instance whose label we are seeking
  * @return {HTMLElement} The label element, or null if none is found
  */
 function findLabel(virtualNode) {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function shouldNeverCheckSubtree({ actualNode }) {
 /**
  * Calculate value of a form element when treated as a value
  * @private
- * @param {HTMLElement} element The HTMLElement
+ * @param {VirtualNode} element The VirtualNode instance whose value we want
  * @return {string} The calculated value
  */
 function formValueText({ actualNode }) {
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ function checkDescendant({ actualNode }, nodeName) {
 /**
  * Determine whether an element can be an embedded control
  * @private
- * @param {HTMLElement} element The HTMLElement
+ * @param {VirtualNode} element The VirtualNode instance of the element
  * @return {boolean} True if embedded control
  */
 function isEmbeddedControl(elm) {
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ text.accessibleTextVirtual = function accessibleTextVirtual(element, inLabelledB
 	 * Determine the accessible text of an element, using logic from ARIA:
 	 * http://www.w3.org/TR/accname-aam-1.1/#mapping_additional_nd_name
 	 *
-	 * @param {HTMLElement} element The HTMLElement
+	 * @param {VirtualNode} element The VirtualNode instance of the HTMLElement
 	 * @param {Boolean} inLabelledByContext True when in the context of resolving a labelledBy
 	 * @param {Boolean} inControlContext True when in the context of textifying a widget
 	 * @return {string}