diff --git a/src/crypto/x509/x509.go b/src/crypto/x509/x509.go
index 8c7f0b983a..a8d30d58db 100644
--- a/src/crypto/x509/x509.go
+++ b/src/crypto/x509/x509.go
@@ -2031,10 +2031,10 @@ func parseCSRExtensions(rawAttributes []asn1.RawValue) ([]pkix.Extension, error)
 	return ret, nil
 }
 
-// CreateCertificateRequest creates a new certificate request based on a template.
-// The following members of template are used: Subject, Attributes,
-// SignatureAlgorithm, ExtraExtensions, DNSNames, EmailAddresses, and IPAddresses.
-// The private key is the private key of the signer.
+// CreateCertificateRequest creates a new certificate request based on a
+// template. The following members of template are used: Attributes, DNSNames,
+// EmailAddresses, ExtraExtensions, IPAddresses, SignatureAlgorithm, and
+// Subject. The private key is the private key of the signer.
 //
 // The returned slice is the certificate request in DER encoding.
 //