diff --git a/bootstrap.bat b/bootstrap.bat
index a327ac0e88c..e8a1a951887 100644
--- a/bootstrap.bat
+++ b/bootstrap.bat
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ goto :bjam_failure
 :bjam_built
 
 REM Ideally, we should obtain the toolset that build.bat has
-REM guessed. However, it uses setlocal at the start and does
+REM guessed. However, it uses setlocal at the start and does not
 REM export BOOST_JAM_TOOLSET, and I don't know how to do that
 REM properly. Default to msvc for now.
 set toolset=msvc