diff --git a/unix/gccollect.c b/unix/gccollect.c
index 33748d240e89b1e64b42463896a27197424603ff..35b775bc361007c002c03f0d2afb39ef397a8848 100644
--- a/unix/gccollect.c
+++ b/unix/gccollect.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ void gc_collect(void) {
     //gc_dump_info();
 
     gc_collect_start();
-    // this traces .data and .bss sections
+    // this traces the .bss section
 #ifdef __CYGWIN__
 #define BSS_START __bss_start__
 #else