diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/check_loans.rs b/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/check_loans.rs
index 140bfcd684a..235775c58f5 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/check_loans.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/check_loans.rs
@@ -638,8 +638,8 @@ impl<'a> CheckLoanCtxt<'a> {
                 loan_path = match *loan_path {
                     // Peel back one layer if, for `loan_path` to be
                     // mutable, `lp_base` must be mutable. This occurs
-                    // with inherited mutability and with `&mut`
-                    // pointers.
+                    // with inherited mutability, owned pointers and
+                    // `&mut` pointers.
                     LpExtend(ref lp_base, mc::McInherited, _) |
                     LpExtend(ref lp_base, _, LpDeref(mc::OwnedPtr)) |
                     LpExtend(ref lp_base, _, LpDeref(mc::GcPtr)) |