diff --git a/src/net/http/server.go b/src/net/http/server.go
index 50fab4520d..5b113cff97 100644
--- a/src/net/http/server.go
+++ b/src/net/http/server.go
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ func (c *conn) hijackLocked() (rwc net.Conn, buf *bufio.ReadWriter, err error) {
 const bufferBeforeChunkingSize = 2048
 
 // chunkWriter writes to a response's conn buffer, and is the writer
-// wrapped by the response.bufw buffered writer.
+// wrapped by the response.w buffered writer.
 //
 // chunkWriter also is responsible for finalizing the Header, including
 // conditionally setting the Content-Type and setting a Content-Length
@@ -1529,12 +1529,12 @@ func (w *response) bodyAllowed() bool {
 // The Writers are wired together like:
 //
 // 1. *response (the ResponseWriter) ->
-// 2. (*response).w, a *bufio.Writer of bufferBeforeChunkingSize bytes
+// 2. (*response).w, a *bufio.Writer of bufferBeforeChunkingSize bytes ->
 // 3. chunkWriter.Writer (whose writeHeader finalizes Content-Length/Type)
-//    and which writes the chunk headers, if needed.
-// 4. conn.buf, a bufio.Writer of default (4kB) bytes, writing to ->
+//    and which writes the chunk headers, if needed ->
+// 4. conn.bufw, a *bufio.Writer of default (4kB) bytes, writing to ->
 // 5. checkConnErrorWriter{c}, which notes any non-nil error on Write
-//    and populates c.werr with it if so. but otherwise writes to:
+//    and populates c.werr with it if so, but otherwise writes to ->
 // 6. the rwc, the net.Conn.
 //
 // TODO(bradfitz): short-circuit some of the buffering when the