diff --git a/Lib/test/test_cfgparser.py b/Lib/test/test_cfgparser.py
index 5a77bfd..e54ccfe 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_cfgparser.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_cfgparser.py
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@
         # but this is a comment
         ; another comment
         quirk: this;is not a comment
-        ; a space must precede a comment character
+        ; a space must precede an inline comment
         """)
         cf = self.fromstring(config_string)
         self.assertEqual(cf.get('Commented Bar', 'foo'), 'bar # not a comment!')