diff --git a/ssh/tcpip.go b/ssh/tcpip.go
index 16f749d5de..b0965943cf 100644
--- a/ssh/tcpip.go
+++ b/ssh/tcpip.go
@@ -334,8 +334,7 @@ func (l *tcpListener) Addr() net.Addr {
 
 // Dial initiates a connection to the addr from the remote host.
 // The resulting connection has a zero LocalAddr() and RemoteAddr().
-// Like net.Dial
-// For TCP addresses the port section of the address can be a service name.
+// For TCP addresses the port section of the address can be a port number or a service name.
 // Service names are resolved at the client side, domain names are resolved on the server.
 func (c *Client) Dial(n, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
 	var ch Channel