diff --git a/maven-model-builder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/inheritance/DefaultInheritanceAssembler.java b/maven-model-builder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/inheritance/DefaultInheritanceAssembler.java
index dcefe54bbc..8eaa5222ff 100644
--- a/maven-model-builder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/inheritance/DefaultInheritanceAssembler.java
+++ b/maven-model-builder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/inheritance/DefaultInheritanceAssembler.java
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@ private String getChildPathAdjustment( Model child, Model parent )
             String childName = child.getArtifactId();
 
             /*
-             * This logic exists only for the sake of backward-compat with 2.x (MNG-5000). In generally, it is wrong to
-             * base URL inheritance on the project directory names as this information is unavailable for POMs in the
-             * repository. In other words, projects where artifactId != projectDirName will see different effective URLs
-             * depending on how the POM was constructed.
+             * This logic (using filesystem) exists only for the sake of backward-compat with 2.x (MNG-5000). In general, it is wrong to
+             * base URL inheritance on the module directory names as this information is unavailable for POMs in the
+             * repository. In other words, modules where artifactId != moduleDirName will see different effective URLs
+             * depending on how the model was constructed (from filesystem or from repository).
              */
             File childDirectory = child.getProjectDirectory();
             if ( childDirectory != null )