diff --git a/linker/linker.cpp b/linker/linker.cpp
index a41ca09..7cfe87b 100644
--- a/linker/linker.cpp
+++ b/linker/linker.cpp
@@ -3168,7 +3168,7 @@
   DEBUG("si->base = %p, si->strtab = %p, si->symtab = %p",
         reinterpret_cast<void*>(base), strtab_, symtab_);
 
-  // Sanity checks.
+  // Validity checks.
   if (relocating_linker && needed_count != 0) {
     DL_ERR("linker cannot have DT_NEEDED dependencies on other libraries");
     return false;