diff --git a/src/net/http/transport.go b/src/net/http/transport.go
index 7561f7f5cb..807cc8f0eb 100644
--- a/src/net/http/transport.go
+++ b/src/net/http/transport.go
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ type Transport struct {
 	// If non-nil, HTTP/2 support may not be enabled by default.
 	TLSClientConfig *tls.Config
 
-	// TLSHandshakeTimeout specifies the maximum amount of time waiting to
+	// TLSHandshakeTimeout specifies the maximum amount of time to
 	// wait for a TLS handshake. Zero means no timeout.
 	TLSHandshakeTimeout time.Duration