diff --git a/Lib/enum.py b/Lib/enum.py
index 01fecca3e5aac0..8a72c409b94a8c 100644
--- a/Lib/enum.py
+++ b/Lib/enum.py
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ 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)