diff --git a/code/datums/components/_component.dm b/code/datums/components/_component.dm
index eb8898372f7..e2c38933bf8 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/_component.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/_component.dm
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@
 /**
  * Internal proc to handle most all of the signaling procedure
  *
- * Will runtime if used on datums with an empty component list
+ * Will runtime if used on datums with an empty comp_lookup list
  *
  * Use the [SEND_SIGNAL] define instead
  */