diff --git a/src/reflect/type.go b/src/reflect/type.go
index 72821b4dbc..f53a42a444 100644
--- a/src/reflect/type.go
+++ b/src/reflect/type.go
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ const (
 	kindMask        = (1 << 5) - 1
 )
 
-// String returns a human-readable name of kind k.
+// String returns the name of k.
 func (k Kind) String() string {
 	if int(k) < len(kindNames) {
 		return kindNames[k]