diff --git a/django/template/__init__.py b/django/template/__init__.py
index 7f6056d73ccef..4cb4f21156c1b 100644
--- a/django/template/__init__.py
+++ b/django/template/__init__.py
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ def tokenize(self):
     def create_token(self, token_string, in_tag):
         """
         Convert the given token string into a new Token object and return it.
-        If tag is True, we are processing something that matched a tag,
+        If in_tag is True, we are processing something that matched a tag,
         otherwise it should be treated as a literal string.
         """
         if in_tag: