diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 5ba9b35860..c9e1975b20 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -3061,7 +3061,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
     if (!data_dir) {
         data_dir = os_find_datadir(argv[0]);
     }
-    /* If all else fails use the install patch specified when building.  */
+    /* If all else fails use the install path specified when building. */
     if (!data_dir) {
         data_dir = CONFIG_QEMU_DATADIR;
     }