diff --git a/src/toolbars/ControlToolBar.cpp b/src/toolbars/ControlToolBar.cpp
index c28e3fa8c..a9492aa3b 100644
--- a/src/toolbars/ControlToolBar.cpp
+++ b/src/toolbars/ControlToolBar.cpp
@@ -985,8 +985,8 @@ void ControlToolBar::OnRecord(wxCommandEvent &evt)
          }
       }
       if(!hasWave)
-         // Treat append-record like record, when there was no given wave track
-         // to append onto.
+         // Treat append-record like record record to new, when there are
+         // no wave tracks to append onto.
          appendRecord = false;
 
       double t0 = p->GetSel0();