diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/autovacuum.c b/src/backend/postmaster/autovacuum.c
index 9474095f271..5161ec39d72 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/autovacuum.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/autovacuum.c
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ AutoVacLauncherMain(const void *startup_data, size_t startup_data_len)
 
 	/*
 	 * Create the initial database list.  The invariant we want this list to
-	 * keep is that it's ordered by decreasing next_time.  As soon as an entry
+	 * keep is that it's ordered by decreasing next_worker.  As soon as an entry
 	 * is updated to a higher time, it will be moved to the front (which is
 	 * correct because the only operation is to add autovacuum_naptime to the
 	 * entry, and time always increases).