diff --git a/apps/createsamples/utility.cpp b/apps/createsamples/utility.cpp
index 198f4c2eb7..b57d3fcb81 100644
--- a/apps/createsamples/utility.cpp
+++ b/apps/createsamples/utility.cpp
@@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@ void cvCreateTestSamples( const char* infoname,
             }
             else
             {
-                filename++; // character after last / or \
+                filename++; // get basename after last path delimiter
             }
 
             count = MIN( count, cvbgdata->count );