diff --git a/src/fix_indent.cpp b/src/fix_indent.cpp
index 9f65eeb458..55c7175471 100644
--- a/src/fix_indent.cpp
+++ b/src/fix_indent.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ FixIndent::FixIndent(LAMMPS *lmp, int narg, char **arg) :
   }
   else xscale = yscale = zscale = 1.0;
 
-  // apply scaling to force constant, velocity, and geometry
+  // apply scaling factors to force constant, velocity, and geometry
 
   k /= xscale;
   k3 = k/3.0;