diff --git a/src/export/ExportFLAC.cpp b/src/export/ExportFLAC.cpp
index 3a909045c..918be48b5 100644
--- a/src/export/ExportFLAC.cpp
+++ b/src/export/ExportFLAC.cpp
@@ -460,6 +460,10 @@ bool ExportFLAC::GetMetadata(AudacityProject *project, const Tags *tags)
       if (n == TAG_YEAR) {
          n = wxT("DATE");
       }
+      else if (n == TAG_COMMENTS) {
+         // N.B.  There seems to be COMMENT and DESCRIPTION in use.
+         n = wxT("COMMENT");
+      }
       FLAC::Metadata::VorbisComment::Entry entry(n.mb_str(wxConvUTF8),
                                                  v.mb_str(wxConvUTF8));
       if (! ::FLAC__metadata_object_vorbiscomment_append_comment(mMetadata.get(),