diff --git a/gnu/packages/python.scm b/gnu/packages/python.scm
index 57b89efd05..8d0d03a92e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python.scm
@@ -8147,7 +8147,7 @@ (define-public python-urllib3
        ("python-mock" ,python-mock)
        ("python-tornado" ,python-tornado)))
     (propagated-inputs
-     `(;; packages for https security
+     `(;; extra packages for https security
        ("python-certifi" ,python-certifi)
        ("python-ndg-httpsclient" ,python-ndg-httpsclient)
        ("python-pyasn1" ,python-pyasn1)