diff --git a/lib/timers.js b/lib/timers.js
index 38d83f8c17bd8f..917db9bdc5acea 100644
--- a/lib/timers.js
+++ b/lib/timers.js
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ function tryOnImmediate(immediate, oldTail) {
   var threw = true;
   emitBefore(immediate[async_id_symbol], immediate[trigger_id_symbol]);
   try {
-    // make the actual call outside the try/catch to allow it to be optimized
+    // make the actual call outside the try/finally to allow it to be optimized
     runCallback(immediate);
     threw = false;
   } finally {