diff --git a/cfg.mk b/cfg.mk
index d3a761e44..079ab5bfd 100644
--- a/cfg.mk
+++ b/cfg.mk
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ lib_CFLAGS = $(GNULIB_WARN_CFLAGS)
 gnulib-tests_CFLAGS = $(GNULIB_TEST_WARN_CFLAGS)
 
 # Configuration to make the tight-scope syntax-check rule work with
-# recursive make.
+# non-recursive make.
 export _gl_TS_headers = $(srcdir)/cfg.mk
 _gl_TS_dir = .
 _gl_TS_obj_files = src/*.$(OBJEXT)