diff --git a/Tools/clinic/clinic.py b/Tools/clinic/clinic.py
index 552ed2c889a..abff4d2583e 100755
--- a/Tools/clinic/clinic.py
+++ b/Tools/clinic/clinic.py
@@ -2832,7 +2832,7 @@ def modify(self):
         """
         The C statements required to modify this variable after parsing.
         Returns a string containing this code indented at column 0.
-        If no initialization is necessary, returns an empty string.
+        If no modification is necessary, returns an empty string.
         """
         return ""