diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/zip/ZipFile.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/zip/ZipFile.java
index bf43499e1f9..a198c35c366 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/zip/ZipFile.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/zip/ZipFile.java
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ public class ZipFile implements ZipConstants, Closeable {
     private final ZipCoder zipCoder;
     private volatile boolean closeRequested;
 
-    // The "resource" used by this ZIP file that needs to be
-    // cleaned after use.
+    // An object holding state which needs to be cleaned after
+    // this ZipFile is closed or becomes unreachable:
     // a) the input streams that need to be closed
     // b) the list of cached Inflater objects
-    // c) the "native" source of this ZIP file.
+    // c) the Source object providing read access to the actual ZIP file
     private final @Stable CleanableResource res;
 
     private static final int STORED = ZipEntry.STORED;