diff --git a/command/checkpoint/cmd.go b/command/checkpoint/cmd.go
index cbeb951793..bc8224a2ff 100644
--- a/command/checkpoint/cmd.go
+++ b/command/checkpoint/cmd.go
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
-// NewCheckpointCommand returns a cobra command for `checkpoint` subcommands
+// NewCheckpointCommand appends the `checkpoint` subcommands to rootCmd (only in experimental)
 func NewCheckpointCommand(rootCmd *cobra.Command, dockerCli *command.DockerCli) {
 }
diff --git a/command/checkpoint/cmd_experimental.go b/command/checkpoint/cmd_experimental.go
index b7e614ca6f..7939678cd5 100644
--- a/command/checkpoint/cmd_experimental.go
+++ b/command/checkpoint/cmd_experimental.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/cli/command"
 )
 
-// NewCheckpointCommand returns a cobra command for `checkpoint` subcommands
+// NewCheckpointCommand appends the `checkpoint` subcommands to rootCmd
 func NewCheckpointCommand(rootCmd *cobra.Command, dockerCli *command.DockerCli) {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "checkpoint",