diff --git a/dune/istl/gsetc.hh b/dune/istl/gsetc.hh
index a1984843069ba0c6dae6840f5b820bc0bf743189..79e910c1205eaaf90352a29898e6c55955d55b37 100644
--- a/dune/istl/gsetc.hh
+++ b/dune/istl/gsetc.hh
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ namespace Dune {
   {
     algmeta_itsteps<1>::bsorb(A,x,b,w);
   }
-  //! SSOR step
+  //! Backward SOR step
   template<class M, class X, class Y, class K, int l>
   void bsorb (const M& A, X& x, const Y& b, const K& w, BL<l> /*bl*/)
   {