diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch/watch.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch/watch.go
index 4a183d4b3e5..50eaac3369e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch/watch.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch/watch.go
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ type Interface interface {
 	Stop()
 
 	// Returns a chan which will receive all the events. If an error occurs
-	// or Stop() is called, this channel will be closed, in which case the
-	// watch should be completely cleaned up.
+	// or Stop() is called, the implementation will close this channel and
+	// release any resources used by the watch.
 	ResultChan() <-chan Event
 }