diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_info.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_info.dart
index 954e678716b1..fe8ece7a583b 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_info.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/build_info.dart
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class BuildInfo {
   /// The path to the package configuration file to use for compilation.
   ///
   /// This is used by package:package_config to locate the actual package_config.json
-  /// file. If not provided, defaults to `.dart_tool/packages`.
+  /// file. If not provided, defaults to `.dart_tool/package_config.json`.
   final String packagesPath;
 
   final List<String> fileSystemRoots;