diff --git a/src/reflect/value.go b/src/reflect/value.go
index 5276af6fd6..6830057d61 100644
--- a/src/reflect/value.go
+++ b/src/reflect/value.go
@@ -45,17 +45,19 @@ type Value struct {
 	ptr unsafe.Pointer
 
 	// flag holds metadata about the value.
-	// The lowest bits are flag bits:
+	//
+	// The lowest five bits give the Kind of the value, mirroring typ.Kind().
+	//
+	// The next set of bits are flag bits:
 	//	- flagStickyRO: obtained via unexported not embedded field, so read-only
 	//	- flagEmbedRO: obtained via unexported embedded field, so read-only
 	//	- flagIndir: val holds a pointer to the data
-	//	- flagAddr: v.CanAddr is true (implies flagIndir)
+	//	- flagAddr: v.CanAddr is true (implies flagIndir and ptr is non-nil)
 	//	- flagMethod: v is a method value.
-	// The next five bits give the Kind of the value.
-	// This repeats typ.Kind() except for method values.
-	// The remaining 23+ bits give a method number for method values.
-	// If flag.kind() != Func, code can assume that flagMethod is unset.
 	// If ifaceIndir(typ), code can assume that flagIndir is set.
+	//
+	// The remaining 22+ bits give a method number for method values.
+	// If flag.kind() != Func, code can assume that flagMethod is unset.
 	flag
 
 	// A method value represents a curried method invocation