diff --git a/src/pkg/sync/cond.go b/src/pkg/sync/cond.go
index 75494b53536..44f19fae3ee 100644
--- a/src/pkg/sync/cond.go
+++ b/src/pkg/sync/cond.go
@@ -43,9 +43,10 @@ func NewCond(l Locker) *Cond {
 
 // Wait atomically unlocks c.L and suspends execution
 // of the calling goroutine.  After later resuming execution,
-// Wait locks c.L before returning.
+// Wait locks c.L before returning.  Unlike in other systems,
+// Wait cannot return unless awoken by Broadcast or Signal.
 //
-// Because L is not locked when Wait first resumes, the caller
+// Because c.L is not locked when Wait first resumes, the caller
 // typically cannot assume that the condition is true when
 // Wait returns.  Instead, the caller should Wait in a loop:
 //