diff --git a/fs/jbd2/journal.c b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
index 2e61f001fc0363..7b78c0afa09f9a 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
@@ -1938,7 +1938,7 @@ static void jbd2_mark_journal_empty(journal_t *journal, blk_opf_t write_flags)
 	if (had_fast_commit)
 		jbd2_set_feature_fast_commit(journal);
 
-	/* Log is no longer empty */
+	/* Log is empty */
 	write_lock(&journal->j_state_lock);
 	journal->j_flags |= JBD2_FLUSHED;
 	write_unlock(&journal->j_state_lock);