diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ir/stmt.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ir/stmt.go
index 3482d7972ec..e7d0d873b78 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ir/stmt.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ir/stmt.go
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ type SelectStmt struct {
 	HasBreak bool
 
 	// TODO(rsc): Instead of recording here, replace with a block?
-	Compiled Nodes // compiled form, after walkSwitch
+	Compiled Nodes // compiled form, after walkSelect
 }
 
 func NewSelectStmt(pos src.XPos, cases []*CommClause) *SelectStmt {