diff --git a/compute/metadata/metadata.go b/compute/metadata/metadata.go
index f67e3c7eeae0..7c1343be9876 100644
--- a/compute/metadata/metadata.go
+++ b/compute/metadata/metadata.go
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ var (
 	onGCE     bool
 )
 
-// OnGCE reports whether this process is running on Google Compute Engine.
+// OnGCE reports whether this process is running on Google Compute Platforms.
 func OnGCE() bool {
 	onGCEOnce.Do(initOnGCE)
 	return onGCE