diff --git a/release/Makefile b/release/Makefile
index 63b4a55a61f..5fc62f5a397 100644
--- a/release/Makefile
+++ b/release/Makefile
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ TARGET_ARCH=	${TARGET}
 IMAKE=		${MAKE} TARGET_ARCH=${TARGET_ARCH} TARGET=${TARGET}
 DISTDIR=	dist
 
-# Define OSRELEASE by using newvars.sh
+# Define OSRELEASE by using newvers.sh
 .if !defined(OSRELEASE) || empty(OSRELEASE)
 .for _V in TYPE BRANCH REVISION
 ${_V}!=	eval $$(awk '/^${_V}=/{print}' ${.CURDIR}/../sys/conf/newvers.sh); echo $$${_V}