diff --git a/src/libcamera/control_ids.yaml b/src/libcamera/control_ids.yaml
index d50df8bcad28..b062b7e234a6 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/control_ids.yaml
+++ b/src/libcamera/control_ids.yaml
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ controls:
       description: |
         Specify an Exposure Value (EV) parameter. The EV parameter will only be
         applied if the AE algorithm is currently enabled, that is, at least one
-        of AnalogueGainMode and ExposureTimeMode are auto.
+        of AnalogueGainMode and ExposureTimeMode are in Auto mode.
 
         By convention EV adjusts the exposure as log2. For example
         EV = [-2, -1, 0.5, 0, 0.5, 1, 2] results in an exposure adjustment