diff --git a/src/pkg/builtin/builtin.go b/src/pkg/builtin/builtin.go
index f835580de8..07acce4f70 100644
--- a/src/pkg/builtin/builtin.go
+++ b/src/pkg/builtin/builtin.go
@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@ func imag(c ComplexType) FloatType
 // bidirectional or send-only. It should be executed only by the sender,
 // never the receiver, and has the effect of shutting down the channel after
 // the last sent value is received. After the last value has been received
-// from a closed channel c,
+// from a closed channel c, any receive from c will succeed without
+// blocking, returning the zero value for the channel element. The form
 //	x, ok := <-c
-// will set x to the channel element's zero value and ok to false, and select
-// clauses involving c will never execute.
+// will also set ok to false for a closed channel.
 func close(c chan<- Type)
 
 // The panic built-in function stops normal execution of the current