diff --git a/src/mesa/shader/slang/slang_emit.c b/src/mesa/shader/slang/slang_emit.c
index fe13f2865cd..41646af387a 100644
--- a/src/mesa/shader/slang/slang_emit.c
+++ b/src/mesa/shader/slang/slang_emit.c
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ emit_kill(slang_emit_info *emitInfo)
     * Note that ARB-KILL depends on sign of vector operand.
     */
    inst = new_instruction(emitInfo, OPCODE_KIL_NV);
-   inst->DstReg.CondMask = COND_TR;  /* always branch */
+   inst->DstReg.CondMask = COND_TR;  /* always kill */
    return inst;
 }