diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Extension/ExtensionDiscovery.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Extension/ExtensionDiscovery.php
index b74fc04f1db2bf2338bcbd70588c6a02f2a00681..17c0e5b4a311be35cb005ec40a62e5a66e8c7c45 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Extension/ExtensionDiscovery.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Extension/ExtensionDiscovery.php
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ protected function process(array $all_files) {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Recursively scans a base directory for the requested extension type.
+   * Recursively scans a base directory for the extensions it contains.
    *
    * @param string $dir
    *   A relative base directory path to scan, without trailing slash.