diff --git a/src/threads/thread.c b/src/threads/thread.c
index c4722a9..1cf40af 100644
--- a/src/threads/thread.c
+++ b/src/threads/thread.c
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ thread_set_priority (int new_base_priority)
   thread_yield ();
 }
 
-/* Returns the current thread's priority. */
+/* Returns the current thread's effective priority. */
 int
 thread_get_priority (void) 
 {