diff --git a/scipy/integrate/_ivp/common.py b/scipy/integrate/_ivp/common.py
index 271e73ea9905..1721d1a41c73 100644
--- a/scipy/integrate/_ivp/common.py
+++ b/scipy/integrate/_ivp/common.py
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ def __init__(self, ts, interpolants, alt_segment=False):
 
     def _call_single(self, t):
         # Here we preserve a certain symmetry that when t is in self.ts,
-        # then we prioritize a segment with a lower index.
+        # if alt_segment=False, then we prioritize a segment with a lower
+        # index.
         ind = np.searchsorted(self.ts_sorted, t, side=self.side)
 
         segment = min(max(ind - 1, 0), self.n_segments - 1)