diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 76c244c915..78b8f4695c 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ const struct config_enum_entry sync_method_options[] = {
 
 /*
  * Statistics for current checkpoint are collected in this global struct.
- * Because only the background writer or a stand-alone backend can perform
+ * Because only the checkpointer or a stand-alone backend can perform
  * checkpoints, this will be unused in normal backends.
  */
 CheckpointStatsData CheckpointStats;