diff --git a/src/vim9script.c b/src/vim9script.c
index 6595882..14f36b4 100644
--- a/src/vim9script.c
+++ b/src/vim9script.c
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * Declare a script-local variable without init: "let var: type".
+ * Declare a script-local variable without init: "var name: type".
  * "const" is an error since the value is missing.
  * Returns a pointer to after the type.
  */