diff --git a/src/macro.c b/src/macro.c
index 88bb005e..ee91b61c 100644
--- a/src/macro.c
+++ b/src/macro.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ new_uniq_sym(pic_state *pic, pic_sym base)
   str = (char *)pic_alloc(pic, strlen(pic_symbol_name(pic, base)) + (int)log10(s) + 3);
   sprintf(str, "%s@%d", pic_symbol_name(pic, base), s);
 
-  /* don't put the symbol to ic->sym_tbl to keep it uninterned */
+  /* don't put the symbol to pic->sym_tbl to keep it uninterned */
   if (pic->slen >= pic->scapa) {
     pic->scapa *= 2;
     pic->sym_pool = pic_realloc(pic, pic->sym_pool, sizeof(const char *) * pic->scapa);