diff --git a/uvloop/handles/stream.pyx b/uvloop/handles/stream.pyx
index 3057e19d..e56ff2d9 100644
--- a/uvloop/handles/stream.pyx
+++ b/uvloop/handles/stream.pyx
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ cdef class UVStream(UVBaseTransport):
             bytes_written = bytes_written_
 
             if bytes_written == 0:
-                # All data was successfully bytes_written.
+                # All data was successfully written.
                 # on_write will call "maybe_resume_protocol".
                 return