diff --git a/src/terminal.c b/src/terminal.c
index 997f83a..71602da 100644
--- a/src/terminal.c
+++ b/src/terminal.c
@@ -3310,7 +3310,7 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * If the number of lines that are stored goes over 'termscrollback' then
+ * If the number of lines that are stored goes over 'termwinscroll' then
  * delete the first 10%.
  * "gap" points to tl_scrollback or tl_scrollback_postponed.
  * "update_buffer" is TRUE when the buffer should be updated.