diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c5ce55cbc543..5b26847909ec 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1717,6 +1717,6 @@ endif	# skip-makefile
 PHONY += FORCE
 FORCE:
 
-# Declare the contents of the .PHONY variable as phony.  We keep that
+# Declare the contents of the PHONY variable as phony.  We keep that
 # information in a variable so we can use it in if_changed and friends.
 .PHONY: $(PHONY)