diff --git a/src/net/http/server.go b/src/net/http/server.go
index c1b98daabf..5447e5f89a 100644
--- a/src/net/http/server.go
+++ b/src/net/http/server.go
@@ -2360,7 +2360,7 @@ type Server struct {
 	// IdleTimeout is the maximum amount of time to wait for the
 	// next request when keep-alives are enabled. If IdleTimeout
 	// is zero, the value of ReadTimeout is used. If both are
-	// zero, there is no timeout.
+	// zero, ReadHeaderTimeout is used.
 	IdleTimeout time.Duration
 
 	// MaxHeaderBytes controls the maximum number of bytes the