diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/bexport.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/bexport.go
index 0dc61374f17..b44eb5e05a3 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/bexport.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/bexport.go
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ const debugFormat = false // default: false
 const posInfoFormat = false
 
 // TODO(gri) remove eventually
-const forceNewExport = false // force new export format - DO NOT SUBMIT with this flag set
+const forceNewExport = false // force new export format - do NOT submit with this flag set
 
 // forceObjFileStability enforces additional constraints in export data
 // and other parts of the compiler to eliminate object file differences