diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f5aaeb6..3aa6406 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ if [[ "$var" == *sub_string ]]; then
     printf '%s\n' "var ends with sub_string."
 fi
 
-# Inverse (var does not start with sub_string).
+# Inverse (var does not end with sub_string).
 if [[ "$var" != *sub_string ]]; then
     printf '%s\n' "var does not end with sub_string."
 fi