diff --git a/src/internal/reflectlite/value.go b/src/internal/reflectlite/value.go
index 308cf98fc8..6a493938f5 100644
--- a/src/internal/reflectlite/value.go
+++ b/src/internal/reflectlite/value.go
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ func (v Value) IsNil() bool {
 // IsValid reports whether v represents a value.
 // It returns false if v is the zero Value.
 // If IsValid returns false, all other methods except String panic.
-// Most functions and methods never return an invalid value.
+// Most functions and methods never return an invalid Value.
 // If one does, its documentation states the conditions explicitly.
 func (v Value) IsValid() bool {
 	return v.flag != 0
diff --git a/src/reflect/value.go b/src/reflect/value.go
index 2e80bfe77f..7fec09962c 100644
--- a/src/reflect/value.go
+++ b/src/reflect/value.go
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ func (v Value) IsNil() bool {
 // IsValid reports whether v represents a value.
 // It returns false if v is the zero Value.
 // If IsValid returns false, all other methods except String panic.
-// Most functions and methods never return an invalid value.
+// Most functions and methods never return an invalid Value.
 // If one does, its documentation states the conditions explicitly.
 func (v Value) IsValid() bool {
 	return v.flag != 0