diff --git a/osu.Framework/Graphics/UserInterface/Dropdown.cs b/osu.Framework/Graphics/UserInterface/Dropdown.cs
index 301dc4fb57..da63f6494d 100644
--- a/osu.Framework/Graphics/UserInterface/Dropdown.cs
+++ b/osu.Framework/Graphics/UserInterface/Dropdown.cs
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ private void addDropdownItem(T value)
                 Menu.State = MenuState.Closed;
             });
 
-            // inheritors expect that `virtual GenerateItemText` is only called when this dropdown finishes from BDL.
+            // inheritors expect that `virtual GenerateItemText` is only called when this dropdown's BDL has run to completion.
             if (LoadState >= LoadState.Ready)
                 item.Text.Value = GenerateItemText(value);