diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/util/thread-pool.h b/cpp/src/arrow/util/thread-pool.h
index 2b1f0ba031f2e..d5913cfc668c0 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/util/thread-pool.h
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/util/thread-pool.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace internal {
 
 namespace detail {
 
-// Needed before std::packaged_task is not copyable and hence not convertible
+// Needed because std::packaged_task is not copyable and hence not convertible
 // to std::function.
 template <typename R, typename... Args>
 struct packaged_task_wrapper {