diff --git a/bootasm.S b/bootasm.S
index c75434b10ecca410671df2497d48539ff39c5aaf..1bb45e3c6f3dd33a1cc7ca2c5f01d9f55d26aa6b 100644
--- a/bootasm.S
+++ b/bootasm.S
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ seta20.2:
 
 //PAGEBREAK!
   # Complete transition to 32-bit protected mode by using long jmp
-  # to reload %cs and %eip.  The segment registers are set up with no
+  # to reload %cs and %eip.  The segment descriptors are set up with no
   # translation, so that the mapping is still the identity mapping.
   ljmp    $(SEG_KCODE<<3), $start32