diff --git a/lib/internal/http2/compat.js b/lib/internal/http2/compat.js
index 14c8083ee66161..a2d55474bddfe9 100644
--- a/lib/internal/http2/compat.js
+++ b/lib/internal/http2/compat.js
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ class Http2ServerRequest extends Readable {
       didRead: false,
     };
     // headers in HTTP/1 are not initialized using Object.create(null)
-    // which, although preferable, simply breaks too much code.
+    // which, although preferable, would simply break too much code.
     // Ergo, header initialization using Object.create(null) in HTTP/2
     // is intentional.
     this[kHeaders] = headers;