diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index 0dd5266629..5dacacd469 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ static int match_pathspec_item(const struct index_state *istate,
 		    !ps_strncmp(item, match, name, namelen))
 			return MATCHED_RECURSIVELY_LEADING_PATHSPEC;
 
-		/* name" doesn't match up to the first wild character */
+		/* name doesn't match up to the first wild character */
 		if (item->nowildcard_len < item->len &&
 		    ps_strncmp(item, match, name,
 			       item->nowildcard_len - prefix))