diff --git a/src/internal/xcoff/ar.go b/src/internal/xcoff/ar.go
index 9cbd50d149a525..e616f377a3cf19 100644
--- a/src/internal/xcoff/ar.go
+++ b/src/internal/xcoff/ar.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ type Archive struct {
 	closer io.Closer
 }
 
-// MemberHeader holds information about a big archive file header
+// ArchiveHeader holds information about a big archive file header
 type ArchiveHeader struct {
 	magic string
 }