diff --git a/src/mono/mono/mini/cpu-amd64.mdesc b/src/mono/mono/mini/cpu-amd64.mdesc
index 631b49b5aeea2..66e16bb523201 100644
--- a/src/mono/mono/mini/cpu-amd64.mdesc
+++ b/src/mono/mono/mini/cpu-amd64.mdesc
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #
 # cost:number        describe how many cycles are needed to complete the instruction (unused)
 #
-# clob:spec          describe if the instruction clobbers registers or has special needs
+# clob:spec          describe if the instruction clobbers registers or has special requirements
 #
 #	c  clobbers caller-save registers
 #	1  clobbers the first source register
diff --git a/src/mono/mono/mini/cpu-arm.mdesc b/src/mono/mono/mini/cpu-arm.mdesc
index c6813e4fa8b00..5553f2eed33a1 100644
--- a/src/mono/mono/mini/cpu-arm.mdesc
+++ b/src/mono/mono/mini/cpu-arm.mdesc
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #
 # cost:number        describe how many cycles are needed to complete the instruction (unused)
 #
-# clob:spec          describe if the instruction clobbers registers or has special needs
+# clob:spec          describe if the instruction clobbers registers or has special requirements
 #
 # spec can be one of the following characters:
 #	c  clobbers caller-save registers
diff --git a/src/mono/mono/mini/cpu-arm64.mdesc b/src/mono/mono/mini/cpu-arm64.mdesc
index 99f55aedb3a6e..49f235c5e4cb7 100644
--- a/src/mono/mono/mini/cpu-arm64.mdesc
+++ b/src/mono/mono/mini/cpu-arm64.mdesc
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #
 # cost:number        describe how many cycles are needed to complete the instruction (unused)
 #
-# clob:spec          describe if the instruction clobbers registers or has special needs
+# clob:spec          describe if the instruction clobbers registers or has special requirements
 #
 # spec can be one of the following characters:
 #	c  clobbers caller-save registers
diff --git a/src/mono/mono/mini/cpu-ppc.mdesc b/src/mono/mono/mini/cpu-ppc.mdesc
index 301b96a6530bd..f0e30159fd3ef 100644
--- a/src/mono/mono/mini/cpu-ppc.mdesc
+++ b/src/mono/mono/mini/cpu-ppc.mdesc
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #
 # cost:number        describe how many cycles are needed to complete the instruction (unused)
 #
-# clob:spec          describe if the instruction clobbers registers or has special needs
+# clob:spec          describe if the instruction clobbers registers or has special requirements
 #
 # spec can be one of the following characters:
 #	c  clobbers caller-save registers
diff --git a/src/mono/mono/mini/cpu-ppc64.mdesc b/src/mono/mono/mini/cpu-ppc64.mdesc
index 8729c30d5c062..cbc9cc94e2047 100644
--- a/src/mono/mono/mini/cpu-ppc64.mdesc
+++ b/src/mono/mono/mini/cpu-ppc64.mdesc
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #
 # cost:number        describe how many cycles are needed to complete the instruction (unused)
 #
-# clob:spec          describe if the instruction clobbers registers or has special needs
+# clob:spec          describe if the instruction clobbers registers or has special requirements
 #
 # spec can be one of the following characters:
 #	c  clobbers caller-save registers
diff --git a/src/mono/mono/mini/cpu-s390x.mdesc b/src/mono/mono/mini/cpu-s390x.mdesc
index 32aa158b61ab7..8e699367ecc15 100644
--- a/src/mono/mono/mini/cpu-s390x.mdesc
+++ b/src/mono/mono/mini/cpu-s390x.mdesc
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #
 # cost:number        describe how many cycles are needed to complete the instruction (unused)
 #
-# clob:spec          describe if the instruction clobbers registers or has special needs
+# clob:spec          describe if the instruction clobbers registers or has special requirements
 #
 # spec can be one of the following characters:
 #	c  clobbers caller-save registers
diff --git a/src/mono/mono/mini/cpu-x86.mdesc b/src/mono/mono/mini/cpu-x86.mdesc
index 2e82fc3f6024c..65feafb3f9e59 100644
--- a/src/mono/mono/mini/cpu-x86.mdesc
+++ b/src/mono/mono/mini/cpu-x86.mdesc
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #
 # cost:number        describe how many cycles are needed to complete the instruction (unused)
 #
-# clob:spec          describe if the instruction clobbers registers or has special needs
+# clob:spec          describe if the instruction clobbers registers or has special requirements
 #
 # spec can be one of the following characters:
 #	c  clobbers caller-save registers