diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_shutdown.c b/sys/kern/kern_shutdown.c
index 998ee150aebb..5125480a04ea 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_shutdown.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_shutdown.c
@@ -700,10 +700,8 @@ vpanic(const char *fmt, va_list ap)
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * We set stop_scheduler here and not in the block above,
-	 * because we want to ensure that if panic has been called and
-	 * stop_scheduler_on_panic is true, then stop_scheduler will
-	 * always be set.  Even if panic has been entered from kdb.
+	 * Ensure that the scheduler is stopped while panicking, even if panic
+	 * has been entered from kdb.
 	 */
 	td->td_stopsched = 1;
 #endif