diff --git a/environment.c b/environment.c
index 3c32367c28..970a407753 100644
--- a/environment.c
+++ b/environment.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ int auto_comment_line_char;
 /* Parallel index stat data preload? */
 int core_preload_index = 1;
 
-/* This is set by setup_git_dir_gently() and/or git_default_config() */
+/* This is set by setup_git_directory_gently() and/or git_default_config() */
 char *git_work_tree_cfg;
 
 /*