diff --git a/lib/librte_ring/rte_ring_elem.h b/lib/librte_ring/rte_ring_elem.h
index 15d79bf2a..50ecc9c3d 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ring/rte_ring_elem.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ring/rte_ring_elem.h
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ dequeue_elems(struct rte_ring *r, uint32_t cons_head, void *obj_table,
  * @param r
  *   A pointer to the ring structure.
  * @param obj_table
- *   A pointer to a table of void * pointers (objects).
+ *   A pointer to a table of objects.
  * @param esize
  *   The size of ring element, in bytes. It must be a multiple of 4.
  *   This must be the same value used while creating the ring. Otherwise
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ __rte_ring_do_enqueue_elem(struct rte_ring *r, const void *obj_table,
  * @param r
  *   A pointer to the ring structure.
  * @param obj_table
- *   A pointer to a table of void * pointers (objects).
+ *   A pointer to a table of objects.
  * @param esize
  *   The size of ring element, in bytes. It must be a multiple of 4.
  *   This must be the same value used while creating the ring. Otherwise
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ __rte_ring_do_dequeue_elem(struct rte_ring *r, void *obj_table,
  * @param r
  *   A pointer to the ring structure.
  * @param obj_table
- *   A pointer to a table of void * pointers (objects).
+ *   A pointer to a table of objects.
  * @param esize
  *   The size of ring element, in bytes. It must be a multiple of 4.
  *   This must be the same value used while creating the ring. Otherwise
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ rte_ring_mp_enqueue_bulk_elem(struct rte_ring *r, const void *obj_table,
  * @param r
  *   A pointer to the ring structure.
  * @param obj_table
- *   A pointer to a table of void * pointers (objects).
+ *   A pointer to a table of objects.
  * @param esize
  *   The size of ring element, in bytes. It must be a multiple of 4.
  *   This must be the same value used while creating the ring. Otherwise
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ rte_ring_sp_enqueue_bulk_elem(struct rte_ring *r, const void *obj_table,
  * @param r
  *   A pointer to the ring structure.
  * @param obj_table
- *   A pointer to a table of void * pointers (objects).
+ *   A pointer to a table of objects.
  * @param esize
  *   The size of ring element, in bytes. It must be a multiple of 4.
  *   This must be the same value used while creating the ring. Otherwise
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ rte_ring_enqueue_elem(struct rte_ring *r, void *obj, unsigned int esize)
  * @param r
  *   A pointer to the ring structure.
  * @param obj_table
- *   A pointer to a table of void * pointers (objects) that will be filled.
+ *   A pointer to a table of objects that will be filled.
  * @param esize
  *   The size of ring element, in bytes. It must be a multiple of 4.
  *   This must be the same value used while creating the ring. Otherwise
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ rte_ring_mc_dequeue_bulk_elem(struct rte_ring *r, void *obj_table,
  * @param r
  *   A pointer to the ring structure.
  * @param obj_table
- *   A pointer to a table of void * pointers (objects) that will be filled.
+ *   A pointer to a table of objects that will be filled.
  * @param esize
  *   The size of ring element, in bytes. It must be a multiple of 4.
  *   This must be the same value used while creating the ring. Otherwise
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ rte_ring_sc_dequeue_bulk_elem(struct rte_ring *r, void *obj_table,
  * @param r
  *   A pointer to the ring structure.
  * @param obj_table
- *   A pointer to a table of void * pointers (objects) that will be filled.
+ *   A pointer to a table of objects that will be filled.
  * @param esize
  *   The size of ring element, in bytes. It must be a multiple of 4.
  *   This must be the same value used while creating the ring. Otherwise
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ rte_ring_dequeue_bulk_elem(struct rte_ring *r, void *obj_table,
  * @param r
  *   A pointer to the ring structure.
  * @param obj_p
- *   A pointer to a void * pointer (object) that will be filled.
+ *   A pointer to the object that will be filled.
  * @param esize
  *   The size of ring element, in bytes. It must be a multiple of 4.
  *   This must be the same value used while creating the ring. Otherwise
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ rte_ring_mc_dequeue_elem(struct rte_ring *r, void *obj_p,
  * @param r
  *   A pointer to the ring structure.
  * @param obj_p
- *   A pointer to a void * pointer (object) that will be filled.
+ *   A pointer to the object that will be filled.
  * @param esize
  *   The size of ring element, in bytes. It must be a multiple of 4.
  *   This must be the same value used while creating the ring. Otherwise
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ rte_ring_sc_dequeue_elem(struct rte_ring *r, void *obj_p,
  * @param r
  *   A pointer to the ring structure.
  * @param obj_p
- *   A pointer to a void * pointer (object) that will be filled.
+ *   A pointer to the object that will be filled.
  * @param esize
  *   The size of ring element, in bytes. It must be a multiple of 4.
  *   This must be the same value used while creating the ring. Otherwise
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ rte_ring_dequeue_elem(struct rte_ring *r, void *obj_p, unsigned int esize)
  * @param r
  *   A pointer to the ring structure.
  * @param obj_table
- *   A pointer to a table of void * pointers (objects).
+ *   A pointer to a table of objects.
  * @param esize
  *   The size of ring element, in bytes. It must be a multiple of 4.
  *   This must be the same value used while creating the ring. Otherwise
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ rte_ring_mp_enqueue_burst_elem(struct rte_ring *r, const void *obj_table,
  * @param r
  *   A pointer to the ring structure.
  * @param obj_table
- *   A pointer to a table of void * pointers (objects).
+ *   A pointer to a table of objects.
  * @param esize
  *   The size of ring element, in bytes. It must be a multiple of 4.
  *   This must be the same value used while creating the ring. Otherwise
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ rte_ring_sp_enqueue_burst_elem(struct rte_ring *r, const void *obj_table,
  * @param r
  *   A pointer to the ring structure.
  * @param obj_table
- *   A pointer to a table of void * pointers (objects).
+ *   A pointer to a table of objects.
  * @param esize
  *   The size of ring element, in bytes. It must be a multiple of 4.
  *   This must be the same value used while creating the ring. Otherwise
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ rte_ring_enqueue_burst_elem(struct rte_ring *r, const void *obj_table,
  * @param r
  *   A pointer to the ring structure.
  * @param obj_table
- *   A pointer to a table of void * pointers (objects) that will be filled.
+ *   A pointer to a table of objects that will be filled.
  * @param esize
  *   The size of ring element, in bytes. It must be a multiple of 4.
  *   This must be the same value used while creating the ring. Otherwise
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ rte_ring_mc_dequeue_burst_elem(struct rte_ring *r, void *obj_table,
  * @param r
  *   A pointer to the ring structure.
  * @param obj_table
- *   A pointer to a table of void * pointers (objects) that will be filled.
+ *   A pointer to a table of objects that will be filled.
  * @param esize
  *   The size of ring element, in bytes. It must be a multiple of 4.
  *   This must be the same value used while creating the ring. Otherwise
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ rte_ring_sc_dequeue_burst_elem(struct rte_ring *r, void *obj_table,
  * @param r
  *   A pointer to the ring structure.
  * @param obj_table
- *   A pointer to a table of void * pointers (objects) that will be filled.
+ *   A pointer to a table of objects that will be filled.
  * @param esize
  *   The size of ring element, in bytes. It must be a multiple of 4.
  *   This must be the same value used while creating the ring. Otherwise
