diff --git a/zha/application/platforms/binary_sensor/__init__.py b/zha/application/platforms/binary_sensor/__init__.py
index 738fec12c..12469f2e8 100644
--- a/zha/application/platforms/binary_sensor/__init__.py
+++ b/zha/application/platforms/binary_sensor/__init__.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def info_object(self) -> BinarySensorEntityInfo:
 
     @property
     def is_on(self) -> bool:
-        """Return True if the switch is on based on the state machine."""
+        """Return True if the binary sensor is on based on the state machine."""
         raw_state = self._cluster.get(self._attribute_name)
         if raw_state is None:
             return False