diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 78b5a752db..f3c255c308 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ bool GetMyExternalIP(CNetAddr& ipRet)
 
 void ThreadGetMyExternalIP(void* parg)
 {
-    // Make this thread recognisable as the message handling thread
+    // Make this thread recognisable as the external IP detection thread
     RenameThread("bitcoin-ext-ip");
 
     CNetAddr addrLocalHost;