diff --git a/core/includes/update.inc b/core/includes/update.inc
index d0147c6aa269eea2c1d4e29d90db8369498ddb63..30be3cdbb025078bad48d90ef4a68e72ec9b1ee7 100644
--- a/core/includes/update.inc
+++ b/core/includes/update.inc
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ function update_retrieve_dependencies() {
 }
 
 /**
- * Gets the value of a variable directly from the database during the 7.x-8.x upgrade path.
+ * Gets the value of a variable from the database during 7.x-8.x upgrades.
  *
  * Use this during the 7.x-8.x upgrade path instead of variable_get().
  *