diff --git a/clang/include/clang/AST/Decl.h b/clang/include/clang/AST/Decl.h
index aa5cfb6e2c8bac..623f47b31bb4d8 100644
--- a/clang/include/clang/AST/Decl.h
+++ b/clang/include/clang/AST/Decl.h
@@ -1519,8 +1519,8 @@ class VarDecl : public DeclaratorDecl, public Redeclarable<VarDecl> {
   /// need not have a usable destructor at all.
   bool isNoDestroy(const ASTContext &) const;
 
-  /// Do we need to emit an exit-time destructor for this variable, and if so,
-  /// what kind?
+  /// Would the destruction of this variable have any effect, and if so, what
+  /// kind?
   QualType::DestructionKind needsDestruction(const ASTContext &Ctx) const;
 
   // Implement isa/cast/dyncast/etc.