diff --git a/tests/regr_test.py b/tests/regr_test.py
index 785a971c0..87d79aee1 100644
--- a/tests/regr_test.py
+++ b/tests/regr_test.py
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ def test_testcase_directory(
 
     if result.returncode:
         if verbosity > Verbosity.QUIET:
-            # We'll already have printed this if --quiet wasn't passed.
-            # If --quiet was passed, only print this if there were errors.
+            # We'll already have printed this if --verbosity QUIET wasn't passed.
+            # If --verbosity QUIET was passed, only print this if there were errors.
             # If there are errors, the output is inscrutable if this isn't printed.
             print(msg, end=" ")
         print_error("failure\n")