diff --git a/src/cmd/go/internal/str/path.go b/src/cmd/go/internal/str/path.go
index a4ffc5f131..95d91a3332 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/internal/str/path.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/internal/str/path.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-// HasPath reports whether the slash-separated path s
+// HasPathPrefix reports whether the slash-separated path s
 // begins with the elements in prefix.
 func HasPathPrefix(s, prefix string) bool {
 	if len(s) == len(prefix) {