diff --git a/Lib/enum.py b/Lib/enum.py
index 538b9cc8e96fc1..c00ae85d2f8efe 100644
--- a/Lib/enum.py
+++ b/Lib/enum.py
@@ -1991,7 +1991,7 @@ def __call__(self, enumeration):
                         if 2**i not in values:
                             missing.append(2**i)
                 elif enum_type == 'enum':
-                    # check for powers of one
+                    # check for missing consecutive integers
                     for i in range(low+1, high):
                         if i not in values:
                             missing.append(i)