diff --git a/racket/collects/racket/private/misc.rkt b/racket/collects/racket/private/misc.rkt
index dccaa4faa3..130164ffb3 100644
--- a/racket/collects/racket/private/misc.rkt
+++ b/racket/collects/racket/private/misc.rkt
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
                                              (datum->syntax #f w v))
                                             w))))))
                (lambda results (for-each (current-print) results)))
-             ;; Abort to loop. (Calling `repl-loop' directory would not be a tail call.)
+             ;; Abort to loop. (Calling 'repl-loop' directly would not be a tail call.)
              (abort-current-continuation (default-continuation-prompt-tag)))))
        (default-continuation-prompt-tag)
        (lambda args (repl-loop)))))