diff --git a/lib/std/math/pow.zig b/lib/std/math/pow.zig
index e2a4757dbeee03a4d2a4de0af138000f79f1da53..acaafe76093a0ec4563c81bb5f7703264096c17a 100644
--- a/lib/std/math/pow.zig
+++ b/lib/std/math/pow.zig
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ pub fn pow(comptime T: type, x: T, y: T) T {
 
     if (x == 0) {
         if (y < 0) {
-            // pow(+-0, y) = +- 0   for y an odd integer
+            // pow(+-0, y) = +-inf  for y an odd integer
             if (isOddInteger(y)) {
                 return math.copysign(math.inf(T), x);
             }