diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index f03bd473e2b..75b8609f1b4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7998,17 +7998,16 @@ StartupXLOG(void)
 	 * All done with end-of-recovery actions.
 	 *
 	 * Now allow backends to write WAL and update the control file status in
-	 * consequence.  The boolean flag allowing backends to write WAL is
+	 * consequence.  The recovery state allowing backends to write WAL is
 	 * updated while holding ControlFileLock to prevent other backends to look
 	 * at an inconsistent state of the control file in shared memory.  There
 	 * is still a small window during which backends can write WAL and the
 	 * control file is still referring to a system not in DB_IN_PRODUCTION
 	 * state while looking at the on-disk control file.
 	 *
-	 * Also, although the boolean flag to allow WAL is probably atomic in
-	 * itself, we use the info_lck here to ensure that there are no race
-	 * conditions concerning visibility of other recent updates to shared
-	 * memory.
+	 * Also, we use the info_lck to update the recovery state to ensure that
+	 * there are no race conditions concerning visibility of other recent
+	 * updates to shared memory.
 	 */
 	LWLockAcquire(ControlFileLock, LW_EXCLUSIVE);
 	ControlFile->state = DB_IN_PRODUCTION;