diff --git a/lib/std/log.zig b/lib/std/log.zig
index 081344f2c8fb..e0e002d6001d 100644
--- a/lib/std/log.zig
+++ b/lib/std/log.zig
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 //!             return,
 //!     } ++ "): ";
 //!
-//!     const prefix = "[" ++ level.asText() ++ "] " ++ scope_prefix;
+//!     const prefix = "[" ++ comptime level.asText() ++ "] " ++ scope_prefix;
 //!
 //!     // Print the message to stderr, silently ignoring any errors
 //!     std.debug.getStderrMutex().lock();