diff --git a/helper/builder/testing/testing.go b/helper/builder/testing/testing.go
index 522d7a265..0bfb136ae 100644
--- a/helper/builder/testing/testing.go
+++ b/helper/builder/testing/testing.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ type TestT interface {
 
 // Test performs an acceptance test on a backend with the given test case.
 //
-// Tests are not run unless an environmental variable "TF_ACC" is
+// Tests are not run unless an environmental variable "PACKER_ACC" is
 // set to some non-empty value. This is to avoid test cases surprising
 // a user by creating real resources.
 //