diff --git a/src/shared/conf-parser.c b/src/shared/conf-parser.c
index e7c901f761..72c47150d0 100644
--- a/src/shared/conf-parser.c
+++ b/src/shared/conf-parser.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static int next_assignment(
         return 0;
 }
 
-/* Parse a variable assignment line */
+/* Parse a single logical line */
 static int parse_line(
                 const char* unit,
                 const char *filename,