diff --git a/neo/renderer/RenderSystem_init.cpp b/neo/renderer/RenderSystem_init.cpp
index 37ab31de..1df42d5c 100644
--- a/neo/renderer/RenderSystem_init.cpp
+++ b/neo/renderer/RenderSystem_init.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ idCVar r_znear( "r_znear", "3", CVAR_RENDERER | CVAR_FLOAT, "near Z clip plane d
 
 idCVar r_ignoreGLErrors( "r_ignoreGLErrors", "1", CVAR_RENDERER | CVAR_BOOL, "ignore GL errors" );
 idCVar r_finish( "r_finish", "0", CVAR_RENDERER | CVAR_BOOL, "force a call to glFinish() every frame" );
-idCVar r_swapInterval( "r_swapInterval", "0", CVAR_RENDERER | CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_INTEGER, "changes wglSwapIntarval" );
+idCVar r_swapInterval( "r_swapInterval", "0", CVAR_RENDERER | CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_INTEGER, "changes the GL swap interval" );
 
 idCVar r_gamma( "r_gamma", "1", CVAR_RENDERER | CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_FLOAT, "changes gamma tables", 0.5f, 3.0f );
 idCVar r_brightness( "r_brightness", "1", CVAR_RENDERER | CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_FLOAT, "changes gamma tables", 0.5f, 2.0f );
diff --git a/neo/renderer/tr_local.h b/neo/renderer/tr_local.h
index 51f105ff..ec21b6cd 100644
--- a/neo/renderer/tr_local.h
+++ b/neo/renderer/tr_local.h
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ extern idCVar r_znear;					// near Z clip plane
 
 extern idCVar r_finish;					// force a call to glFinish() every frame
 extern idCVar r_frontBuffer;			// draw to front buffer for debugging
-extern idCVar r_swapInterval;			// changes wglSwapIntarval
+extern idCVar r_swapInterval;			// changes the GL swap interval
 extern idCVar r_offsetFactor;			// polygon offset parameter
 extern idCVar r_offsetUnits;			// polygon offset parameter
 extern idCVar r_singleTriangle;			// only draw a single triangle per primitive