diff --git a/util/cache.cc b/util/cache.cc
index 12de306..a9b3e6c 100644
--- a/util/cache.cc
+++ b/util/cache.cc
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ struct LRUHandle {
   char key_data[1];  // Beginning of key
 
   Slice key() const {
-    // next_ is only equal to this if the LRU handle is the list head of an
+    // next is only equal to this if the LRU handle is the list head of an
     // empty list. List heads never have meaningful keys.
     assert(next != this);