diff --git a/atom/browser/api/lib/ipc.coffee b/atom/browser/api/lib/ipc.coffee
index f116b9a874a5..b8ab05a886b9 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/lib/ipc.coffee
+++ b/atom/browser/api/lib/ipc.coffee
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 deprecate = require 'deprecate'
 
-# This module is deprecated, we mirror everything from ipcRenderer.
+# This module is deprecated, we mirror everything from ipcMain.
 deprecate.warn 'ipc module', 'ipcMain module'
 
 module.exports = require 'ipc-main'