diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
index 6b39b8955f75a1f5cc18cb6b621bc6a047cc54ec..c349f5fa3f932e327d79d62e4d3cdb644fcf3886 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ func selectDriver(existing *config.ClusterConfig) registry.DriverState {
 	return pick
 }
 
-// hostDriver returns the true driver used without relying on config fields
+// hostDriver returns the actual driver used by a libmachine host, which can differ from our config
 func hostDriver(existing *config.ClusterConfig) string {
 	if existing == nil {
 		return ""