diff --git a/cfgrib/messages.py b/cfgrib/messages.py
index 01cb5d8d..20b54877 100644
--- a/cfgrib/messages.py
+++ b/cfgrib/messages.py
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ def itervalues(self) -> T.Iterator[Message]:
                             LOG.exception("skipping corrupted Message")
 
     def __iter__(self) -> T.Iterator[T.Tuple[OffsetType, Message]]:
-        # assumes MULTI-FIELD support in self.values()
+        # assumes MULTI-FIELD support in self.itervalues()
         old_offset = -1
         count = 0
         for message in self.itervalues():