diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.cpp
index 1ce9e6d5a86..b3beeefc086 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.cpp
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ void VcsBaseClientImpl::annotateRevisionRequested(const FilePath &workingDirecto
 {
     QString changeCopy = change;
     // This might be invoked with a verbose revision description
-    // "SHA1 author subject" from the annotation context menu. Strip the rest.
+    // "hash author subject" from the annotation context menu. Strip the rest.
     const int blankPos = changeCopy.indexOf(QLatin1Char(' '));
     if (blankPos != -1)
         changeCopy.truncate(blankPos);