diff --git a/src/wildcard.cpp b/src/wildcard.cpp
index 3e490f669..f2537ade6 100644
--- a/src/wildcard.cpp
+++ b/src/wildcard.cpp
@@ -631,13 +631,13 @@ void wildcard_expander_t::expand_trailing_slash(const wcstring &base_dir, const
     }
 
     if (!(flags & EXPAND_FOR_COMPLETIONS)) {
-        // Trailing slash and not accepting incomplete, e.g. `echo /tmp/`. Insert this file if it
+        // Trailing slash and not accepting incomplete, e.g. `echo /xyz/`. Insert this file if it
         // exists.
         if (waccess(base_dir, F_OK) == 0) {
             this->add_expansion_result(base_dir);
         }
     } else {
-        // Trailing slashes and accepting incomplete, e.g. `echo /tmp/<tab>`. Everything is added.
+        // Trailing slashes and accepting incomplete, e.g. `echo /xyz/<tab>`. Everything is added.
         DIR *dir = open_dir(base_dir);
         if (dir) {
             wcstring next;