diff --git a/core/modules/hal/src/Normalizer/EntityReferenceItemNormalizer.php b/core/modules/hal/src/Normalizer/EntityReferenceItemNormalizer.php
index 7b81f6fe2d..73dc068607 100644
--- a/core/modules/hal/src/Normalizer/EntityReferenceItemNormalizer.php
+++ b/core/modules/hal/src/Normalizer/EntityReferenceItemNormalizer.php
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ public function __construct(LinkManagerInterface $link_manager, EntityResolverIn
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function normalize($field_item, $format = NULL, array $context = []) {
-    // If this is not a content entity, let the parent implementation handle it,
-    // only content entities are supported as embedded resources.
-    if (!static::targetEntityIsContentEntity($field_item)) {
+    // If this is not a fieldable entity, let the parent implementation handle
+    // it, only fieldable entities are supported as embedded resources.
+    if (!static::targetEntityIsFieldable($field_item)) {
       return parent::normalize($field_item, $format, $context);
     }
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public function normalize($field_item, $format = NULL, array $context = []) {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Checks whether the referenced entity is of a content entity type.
+   * Checks whether the referenced entity is of a fieldable entity type.
    *
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Field\Plugin\Field\FieldType\EntityReferenceItem $ref
    *   The reference field item whose target entity needs to be checked.
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public function normalize($field_item, $format = NULL, array $context = []) {
    *   as the referencing entity's entity type. This will require looking up
    *   that entity type's class via EntityTypeManager. Issue: <to be created>
    */
-  protected static function targetEntityIsContentEntity(EntityReferenceItem $ref) {
+  protected static function targetEntityIsFieldable(EntityReferenceItem $ref) {
     $target_entity = $ref->get('entity')->getValue();
     if ($target_entity !== NULL) {
       return $target_entity instanceof FieldableEntityInterface;