diff --git a/x-pack/build_chromium/build_util.py b/x-pack/build_chromium/build_util.py
index 2048984dfda5c..aa2e7827249ee 100644
--- a/x-pack/build_chromium/build_util.py
+++ b/x-pack/build_chromium/build_util.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def mkdir(dir):
     return os.makedirs(dir)
 
 def sha256_file(filename):
-  """Builds a hex md5 hash of the given file"""
+  """Builds a hex sha256 hash of the given file"""
   sha256 = hashlib.sha256()
   with open(filename, 'rb') as f:
     for chunk in iter(lambda: f.read(128 * sha256.block_size), b''):