diff --git a/scripts/find_stray_communal_vars b/scripts/find_stray_communal_vars
index 95563d1a3..9f26bc7ac 100755
--- a/scripts/find_stray_communal_vars
+++ b/scripts/find_stray_communal_vars
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-# Communal variables are elusive, they don't show up in size output!
-# This script will show all communals in *.o, sorted by size
+# Common variables are elusive, they don't show up in size output!
+# This script will show all commons in *.o, sorted by size
 
 find -name '*.o' \
 | while read name; do