diff --git a/src/cc65/main.c b/src/cc65/main.c
index d3ba3e4ac..abcd090bf 100644
--- a/src/cc65/main.c
+++ b/src/cc65/main.c
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ static void OptVerbose (const char* Opt attribute ((unused)),
 
 static void OptVersion (const char* Opt attribute ((unused)),
 			const char* Arg attribute ((unused)))
-/* Print the assembler version */
+/* Print the compiler version */
 {
     fprintf (stderr,
        	     "cc65 V%u.%u.%u\n",