diff --git a/arch/risc-v/include/arch.h b/arch/risc-v/include/arch.h
index 6425a897f4..c885e03118 100644
--- a/arch/risc-v/include/arch.h
+++ b/arch/risc-v/include/arch.h
@@ -64,8 +64,9 @@
 /* A task group must have its L1 table in memory always, and the rest can
  * be dynamically committed to memory (and even swapped).
  *
- * In this implementation every level tables besides the final level N are
- * kept in memory always, while the level N tables are dynamically allocated.
+ * In this implementation level tables except the final level N are always
+ * kept in static memory, while the level N tables are always dynamically
+ * allocated. There is one static page per level in `spgtables[]`.
  *
  * The implications ? They depend on the MMU type.
  *