diff --git a/src/path/path.go b/src/path/path.go
index 77f2185eae..01071a9a82 100644
--- a/src/path/path.go
+++ b/src/path/path.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func Clean(path string) string {
 
 // Split splits path immediately following the final slash,
 // separating it into a directory and file name component.
-// If there is no slash path, Split returns an empty dir and
+// If there is no slash in path, Split returns an empty dir and
 // file set to path.
 // The returned values have the property that path = dir+file.
 func Split(path string) (dir, file string) {