diff --git a/src/event/Loop.hxx b/src/event/Loop.hxx
index 3ac874bc7..1dc75a239 100644
--- a/src/event/Loop.hxx
+++ b/src/event/Loop.hxx
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ class EventLoop final
 	SocketList sockets;
 
 	/**
-	 * A linked list of #SocketEvent instances which have a
-	 * non-zero "ready_flags" field, and need to be dispatched.
+	 * A list of #SocketEvent instances which have a non-zero
+	 * "ready_flags" field, and need to be dispatched.
 	 */
 	SocketList ready_sockets;