diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/slaves/Channels.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/slaves/Channels.java
index 78bd793af8..971d7b15d2 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/slaves/Channels.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/slaves/Channels.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class Channels {
             @Override
             public synchronized void close() throws IOException {
                 super.close();
-                // wait for Maven to complete
+                // wait for the child process to complete
                 try {
                     proc.join();
                 } catch (InterruptedException e) {