diff --git a/llvm/lib/Analysis/ScalarEvolution.cpp b/llvm/lib/Analysis/ScalarEvolution.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Analysis/ScalarEvolution.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Analysis/ScalarEvolution.cpp
@@ -11631,9 +11631,9 @@
     //
     // a) IV is either nuw or nsw depending upon signedness (indicated by the
     //    NoWrap flag).
-    // b) loop is single exit with no side effects.
-    // c) loop has no abnormal exits
-    //
+    // b) the loop is guaranteed to be finite (e.g. is mustprogress and has
+    //    no side effects within the loop)
+    // c) loop has a single static exit (with no abnormal exits)
     //
     // Precondition a) implies that if the stride is negative, this is a single
     // trip loop. The backedge taken count formula reduces to zero in this case.