diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/gc/gctests/PhantomReference/phantom001/phantom001.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/gc/gctests/PhantomReference/phantom001/phantom001.java
index a4d1f9987a175..9f5fc94221ede 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/gc/gctests/PhantomReference/phantom001/phantom001.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/vmTestbase/gc/gctests/PhantomReference/phantom001/phantom001.java
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ public void run() {
                 WhiteBox.getWhiteBox().fullGC();
                 for (int checks = 0; !finalized && !shouldTerminate(); ++checks) {
                     // Wait for up to 10 iterations that the finalizer has been run,
-                    // this ought to be sufficient. Full GCs of other threads might
+                    // this ought to be sufficient. Full GCs and other threads might
                     // starve out the finalizer thread, requiring more waiting.
                     if (checks > 10) {
                         fail("Waiting for finalization: " + type);