diff --git a/imports/fix.go b/imports/fix.go
index e772b6df316..f26414a595d 100644
--- a/imports/fix.go
+++ b/imports/fix.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ var (
 	testMu  sync.RWMutex // guards globals reset by tests; used only if inTests
 )
 
-// If set, LocalPrefix instructs Process to sort import paths with the given
+// LocalPrefix, if set, instructs Process to sort import paths with the given
 // prefix into another group after 3rd-party packages.
 var LocalPrefix string