diff --git a/src/sync/atomic/value.go b/src/sync/atomic/value.go
index 08917061d14..8c491b46162 100644
--- a/src/sync/atomic/value.go
+++ b/src/sync/atomic/value.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (v *Value) Load() (val any) {
 
 var firstStoreInProgress byte
 
-// Store sets the val to v.
+// Store sets the value of the Value v to val.
 // All calls to Store for a given Value must use values of the same concrete type.
 // Store of an inconsistent type panics, as does Store(nil).
 func (v *Value) Store(val any) {