diff --git a/libbb/getopt32.c b/libbb/getopt32.c
index f778c6e..3785100 100644
--- a/libbb/getopt32.c
+++ b/libbb/getopt32.c
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* In case getopt32 was already called:
-	 * reset the libc getopt() function, which keeps internal state.
+	 * reset libc getopt() internal state.
 	 * run_nofork_applet() does this, but we might end up here
 	 * also via gunzip_main() -> gzip_main(). Play safe.
 	 */