diff --git a/cmd/utils/fdlimit_freebsd.go b/cmd/utils/fdlimit_freebsd.go
index b088bb2877..f9ed8937ee 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/fdlimit_freebsd.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/fdlimit_freebsd.go
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ func getFdLimit() (int, error) {
 	return int(limit.Cur), nil
 }
 
+// getFdMaxLimit retrieves the maximum number of file descriptors this process is
+// allowed to request for itself.
 func getFdMaxLimit() (int, error) {
 	var limit syscall.Rlimit
 	if err := syscall.Getrlimit(syscall.RLIMIT_NOFILE, &limit); err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/utils/fdlimit_unix.go b/cmd/utils/fdlimit_unix.go
index d3142853dc..c08d1fab08 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/fdlimit_unix.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/fdlimit_unix.go
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ func getFdLimit() (int, error) {
 	return int(limit.Cur), nil
 }
 
+// getFdMaxLimit retrieves the maximum number of file descriptors this process is
+// allowed to request for itself.
 func getFdMaxLimit() (int, error) {
 	var limit syscall.Rlimit
 	if err := syscall.Getrlimit(syscall.RLIMIT_NOFILE, &limit); err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/utils/fdlimit_windows.go b/cmd/utils/fdlimit_windows.go
index 71690a266e..f239683d2a 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/fdlimit_windows.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/fdlimit_windows.go
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ func getFdLimit() (int, error) {
 	return 16384, nil
 }
 
+// getFdMaxLimit retrieves the maximum number of file descriptors this process is
+// allowed to request for itself.
 func getFdMaxLimit() (int, error) {
 	return getFdLimit()
 }