diff --git a/v2/test/rebuilds.py b/v2/test/rebuilds.py
index 149607665..89b2cdfe4 100644
--- a/v2/test/rebuilds.py
+++ b/v2/test/rebuilds.py
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ t.expect_addition(["aux1", "aux2"])
 t.expect_nothing_more()
 
 t.touch("bar")
-# The following wait is needed to make the test system correctly recognize the
-# 'bar' file as touched by the next build run, even if it uses 1 second file
-# modification timestamp resolution and the build system does the rebuild fast
-# enough that the original and the touched files have their file modification
-# timestamps within the same second.
+# Wait to make the test system correctly recognize the 'bar' file as touched by
+# the next build run, even if it uses 1 second file modification timestamp
+# resolution and the build system does the rebuild fast enough that the
+# original and the touched files have their file modification timestamps within
+# the same second.
 t.wait_for_time_change()
 t.run_build_system()
 t.expect_touch(["foo", "bar", "aux1", "aux2"])