diff --git a/src/pkg/os/file.go b/src/pkg/os/file.go
index 87a2925e97..b92384e2c2 100644
--- a/src/pkg/os/file.go
+++ b/src/pkg/os/file.go
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ func Rename(oldname, newname string) Error {
 }
 
 // Chmod changes the mode of the named file to mode.
-// If the file is a symbolic link, it changes the uid and gid of the link's target.
+// If the file is a symbolic link, it changes the mode of the link's target.
 func Chmod(name string, mode int) Error {
 	if e := syscall.Chmod(name, mode); e != 0 {
 		return &PathError{"chmod", name, Errno(e)}