diff --git a/library/base64.c b/library/base64.c
index b89313062b..b1bd330ddd 100644
--- a/library/base64.c
+++ b/library/base64.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static unsigned char mask_of_range( unsigned char low, unsigned char high,
 {
     /* low_mask is: 0 if low <= c, 0x...ff if low > c */
     unsigned low_mask = ( (unsigned) c - low ) >> 8;
-    /* high_mask is: 0 if c <= high, 0x...ff if high > c */
+    /* high_mask is: 0 if c <= high, 0x...ff if c > high */
     unsigned high_mask = ( (unsigned) high - c ) >> 8;
     return( ~( low_mask | high_mask ) & 0xff );
 }