diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/closure.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/closure.go
index e258d58ae5..8826bc3f92 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/closure.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/closure.go
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ func transformclosure(xfunc *Node) {
 		//		byref++
 		//	}(42)
 		// becomes:
-		//	func(a int, byval int, &byref *int) {
+		//	func(byval int, &byref *int, a int) {
 		//		println(byval)
 		//		(*&byref)++
 		//	}(byval, &byref, 42)