diff --git a/src/net/http/request.go b/src/net/http/request.go
index 72261a1bd5..8dd9fe199f 100644
--- a/src/net/http/request.go
+++ b/src/net/http/request.go
@@ -350,8 +350,8 @@ func (r *Request) Context() context.Context {
 // sending the request, and reading the response headers and body.
 //
 // To create a new request with a context, use NewRequestWithContext.
-// To change the context of a request (such as an incoming) you then
-// also want to modify to send back out, use Request.Clone. Between
+// To change the context of a request, such as an incoming request you
+// want to modify before sending back out, use Request.Clone. Between
 // those two uses, it's rare to need WithContext.
 func (r *Request) WithContext(ctx context.Context) *Request {
 	if ctx == nil {