diff --git a/src/reflect/type.go b/src/reflect/type.go
index cd8522d904..e88a2f6026 100644
--- a/src/reflect/type.go
+++ b/src/reflect/type.go
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ func resolveTextOff(rtype unsafe.Pointer, off int32) unsafe.Pointer
 // be resolved correctly. Implemented in the runtime package.
 func addReflectOff(ptr unsafe.Pointer) int32
 
-// resolveReflectType adds a name to the reflection lookup map in the runtime.
+// resolveReflectName adds a name to the reflection lookup map in the runtime.
 // It returns a new nameOff that can be used to refer to the pointer.
 func resolveReflectName(n name) nameOff {
 	return nameOff(addReflectOff(unsafe.Pointer(n.bytes)))