diff --git a/src/netbeans.c b/src/netbeans.c
index a2c57fc..d183e49 100644
--- a/src/netbeans.c
+++ b/src/netbeans.c
@@ -3355,7 +3355,7 @@
 
 
 /*
- * Convert lnum,col to character offset
+ * Convert (lnum,col) to byte offset in the file.
  */
     static long
 pos2off(buf_T *buf, pos_T *pos)