diff --git a/compiler/optimizing/codegen_test.cc b/compiler/optimizing/codegen_test.cc
index f4f44a0..c0441b0 100644
--- a/compiler/optimizing/codegen_test.cc
+++ b/compiler/optimizing/codegen_test.cc
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@
       HIntConstant* cst_rhs = graph->GetIntConstant(rhs[i]);
       HLessThan cmp_lt(cst_lhs, cst_rhs);
       if_block->AddInstruction(&cmp_lt);
-      // We insert a dummy instruction to separate the HIf from the HLessThan
+      // We insert a fake instruction to separate the HIf from the HLessThan
       // and force the materialization of the condition.
       HMemoryBarrier force_materialization(MemBarrierKind::kAnyAny, 0);
       if_block->AddInstruction(&force_materialization);