diff --git a/lib/analysis-paths.js b/lib/analysis-paths.js
index eae0ec834..e644e6696 100644
--- a/lib/analysis-paths.js
+++ b/lib/analysis-paths.js
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ function includeAndExcludeAnalysisPaths(config, languages) {
     // control which files/directories are traversed when scanning.
     // This allows including files that otherwise would not be scanned, or
     // excluding and not traversing entire file subtrees.
-    // It does not understand double-globs because that would require it to
+    // It does not understand globs or double-globs because that would require it to
     // traverse the entire file tree to determine which files are matched.
-    // Any paths containing "**" are not included in these.
+    // Any paths containing "*" are not included in these.
     if (config.paths.length !== 0) {
         core.exportVariable('LGTM_INDEX_INCLUDE', buildIncludeExcludeEnvVar(config.paths));
     }
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ function includeAndExcludeAnalysisPaths(config, languages) {
     }
     // The 'LGTM_INDEX_FILTERS' environment variable controls which files are
     // extracted or ignored. It does not control which directories are traversed.
-    // This does understand the double-glob syntax.
+    // This does understand the glob and double-glob syntax.
     const filters = [];
     filters.push(...config.paths.map(p => 'include:' + p));
     filters.push(...config.pathsIgnore.map(p => 'exclude:' + p));
diff --git a/lib/analysis-paths.js.map b/lib/analysis-paths.js.map
index f32a887ed..52ece5b9e 100644
--- a/lib/analysis-paths.js.map
+++ b/lib/analysis-paths.js.map
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diff --git a/src/analysis-paths.ts b/src/analysis-paths.ts
index 4183c4997..57d3d38d1 100644
--- a/src/analysis-paths.ts
+++ b/src/analysis-paths.ts
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ export function includeAndExcludeAnalysisPaths(config: configUtils.Config, langu
   // control which files/directories are traversed when scanning.
   // This allows including files that otherwise would not be scanned, or
   // excluding and not traversing entire file subtrees.
-  // It does not understand double-globs because that would require it to
+  // It does not understand globs or double-globs because that would require it to
   // traverse the entire file tree to determine which files are matched.
-  // Any paths containing "**" are not included in these.
+  // Any paths containing "*" are not included in these.
   if (config.paths.length !== 0) {
     core.exportVariable('LGTM_INDEX_INCLUDE', buildIncludeExcludeEnvVar(config.paths));
   }
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export function includeAndExcludeAnalysisPaths(config: configUtils.Config, langu
 
   // The 'LGTM_INDEX_FILTERS' environment variable controls which files are
   // extracted or ignored. It does not control which directories are traversed.
-  // This does understand the double-glob syntax.
+  // This does understand the glob and double-glob syntax.
   const filters: string[] = [];
   filters.push(...config.paths.map(p => 'include:' + p));
   filters.push(...config.pathsIgnore.map(p => 'exclude:' + p));