diff --git a/sys/mips/mips/vm_machdep.c b/sys/mips/mips/vm_machdep.c
index 0ef83a409f9..dd294e95489 100644
--- a/sys/mips/mips/vm_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/mips/mips/vm_machdep.c
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ cpu_set_upcall(struct thread *td, struct thread *td0)
 	 * that are needed.
 	 */
 
-	/* SMP Setup to release sched_lock in fork_exit(). */
+	/* Setup to release spin count in in fork_exit(). */
 	td->td_md.md_spinlock_count = 1;
 	td->td_md.md_saved_intr = MIPS_SR_INT_IE;
 #if 0