diff --git a/client/parallel.cpp b/client/parallel.cpp
index ede72d1ecfa..c4905e3b74e 100644
--- a/client/parallel.cpp
+++ b/client/parallel.cpp
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ namespace mongo {
         _cursors = 0;
 
         if ( ! _sortKey.isEmpty() && ! _fields.isEmpty() ) {
-            // we need to make sure the sort key is in the project
+            // we need to make sure the sort key is in the projection
 
             set<string> sortKeyFields;
             _sortKey.getFieldNames(sortKeyFields);