diff --git a/compiler/ccgstmts.nim b/compiler/ccgstmts.nim
index 45a6dd923f524..fb8c8965078b1 100644
--- a/compiler/ccgstmts.nim
+++ b/compiler/ccgstmts.nim
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ proc genTryCpp(p: BProc, t: PNode, d: var TLoc) =
 
   inc(p.labels, 2)
   let etmp = p.labels
-  #init on local fixes, #23306
+  #init on locals, fixes #23306
   lineCg(p, cpsLocals, "std::exception_ptr T$1_;$n", [etmp])
 
   let fin = if t[^1].kind == nkFinally: t[^1] else: nil