diff --git a/thread.c b/thread.c
index 8420808c40..95fbcda203 100644
--- a/thread.c
+++ b/thread.c
@@ -4439,7 +4439,7 @@ rb_thread_atfork(void)
     /* We don't want reproduce CVE-2003-0900. */
     rb_reset_random_seed();
 
-    /* For child, starting MJIT worker thread in this place which is safer than `after_fork_ruby`. */
+    /* For child, starting MJIT worker thread in this place which is safer than immediately after `after_fork_ruby`. */
     mjit_child_after_fork();
 }