diff --git a/docker/vpp-centos-userspace-cni/startup.conf b/docker/vpp-centos-userspace-cni/startup.conf
index d7b5203f..a50800d2 100644
--- a/docker/vpp-centos-userspace-cni/startup.conf
+++ b/docker/vpp-centos-userspace-cni/startup.conf
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ dpdk {
 		# vlan-strip-offload on
 	# }
 
-	## Whitelist specific interface by specifying PCI address
+	## Allowlist specific interface by specifying PCI address
 	# dev 0000:02:00.0
 
-	## Whitelist specific interface by specifying PCI address and in
+	## Allowlist specific interface by specifying PCI address and in
 	## addition specify custom parameters for this interface
 	# dev 0000:02:00.1 {
 	#	num-rx-queues 2