diff --git a/src/bytes/buffer.go b/src/bytes/buffer.go
index a2eca2ed12..14c5bc38d6 100644
--- a/src/bytes/buffer.go
+++ b/src/bytes/buffer.go
@@ -441,9 +441,9 @@ func (b *Buffer) ReadString(delim byte) (line string, err error) {
 // NewBuffer creates and initializes a new Buffer using buf as its
 // initial contents. The new Buffer takes ownership of buf, and the
 // caller should not use buf after this call. NewBuffer is intended to
-// prepare a Buffer to read existing data. It can also be used to size
-// the internal buffer for writing. To do that, buf should have the
-// desired capacity but a length of zero.
+// prepare a Buffer to read existing data. It can also be used to set
+// the initial size of the internal buffer for writing. To do that,
+// buf should have the desired capacity but a length of zero.
 //
 // In most cases, new(Buffer) (or just declaring a Buffer variable) is
 // sufficient to initialize a Buffer.