diff --git a/src/cmd/gotest/gotest.go b/src/cmd/gotest/gotest.go
index 263ada921b..8c81baf976 100644
--- a/src/cmd/gotest/gotest.go
+++ b/src/cmd/gotest/gotest.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ var (
 	xFlag bool
 )
 
-// elapsed returns  time elapsed since gotest started.
+// elapsed returns the number of seconds since gotest started.
 func elapsed() float64 {
 	return float64(time.Nanoseconds()-start) / 1e9
 }