diff --git a/pkg/client/listers/apps/internalversion/statefulset_expansion.go b/pkg/client/listers/apps/internalversion/statefulset_expansion.go
index 0b58cf6a817..0c54dbb6494 100644
--- a/pkg/client/listers/apps/internalversion/statefulset_expansion.go
+++ b/pkg/client/listers/apps/internalversion/statefulset_expansion.go
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ type StatefulSetListerExpansion interface {
 // StatefulSetNamespaeLister.
 type StatefulSetNamespaceListerExpansion interface{}
 
-// GetPodStatefulSets returns a list of StatefulSets managing a pod. Returns an error only if no matching StatefulSets are found.
+// GetPodStatefulSets returns a list of StatefulSets that potentially match a pod.
+// Only the one specified in the Pod's ControllerRef will actually manage it.
+// Returns an error only if no matching StatefulSets are found.
 func (s *statefulSetLister) GetPodStatefulSets(pod *api.Pod) ([]*apps.StatefulSet, error) {
 	var selector labels.Selector
 	var ps *apps.StatefulSet
diff --git a/pkg/client/listers/apps/v1beta1/statefulset_expansion.go b/pkg/client/listers/apps/v1beta1/statefulset_expansion.go
index e032ae227f3..2eea9b1015c 100644
--- a/pkg/client/listers/apps/v1beta1/statefulset_expansion.go
+++ b/pkg/client/listers/apps/v1beta1/statefulset_expansion.go
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ type StatefulSetListerExpansion interface {
 // StatefulSetNamespaeLister.
 type StatefulSetNamespaceListerExpansion interface{}
 
-// GetPodStatefulSets returns a list of StatefulSets managing a pod. Returns an error only if no matching StatefulSets are found.
+// GetPodStatefulSets returns a list of StatefulSets that potentially match a pod.
+// Only the one specified in the Pod's ControllerRef will actually manage it.
+// Returns an error only if no matching StatefulSets are found.
 func (s *statefulSetLister) GetPodStatefulSets(pod *v1.Pod) ([]*apps.StatefulSet, error) {
 	var selector labels.Selector
 	var ps *apps.StatefulSet
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/listers/apps/v1beta1/statefulset_expansion.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/listers/apps/v1beta1/statefulset_expansion.go
index d34e894ac35..4473477e219 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/listers/apps/v1beta1/statefulset_expansion.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/listers/apps/v1beta1/statefulset_expansion.go
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ type StatefulSetListerExpansion interface {
 // StatefulSetNamespaeLister.
 type StatefulSetNamespaceListerExpansion interface{}
 
-// GetPodStatefulSets returns a list of StatefulSets managing a pod. Returns an error only if no matching StatefulSets are found.
+// GetPodStatefulSets returns a list of StatefulSets that potentially match a pod.
+// Only the one specified in the Pod's ControllerRef will actually manage it.
+// Returns an error only if no matching StatefulSets are found.
 func (s *statefulSetLister) GetPodStatefulSets(pod *v1.Pod) ([]*apps.StatefulSet, error) {
 	var selector labels.Selector
 	var ps *apps.StatefulSet