diff --git a/src/tab/scss/variable.scss b/src/tab/scss/variable.scss
index f34a3bac24..6e26c303cc 100644
--- a/src/tab/scss/variable.scss
+++ b/src/tab/scss/variable.scss
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ $tab-wrapped-border-line-style: $line-solid !default;
 /// @namespace size/tab
 $tab-wrapped-border-line-width: $line-1 !default;
 
-/// border width (non-active)
+/// border width (normal)
 /// @namespace size/tab
 $tab-wrapped-border-side-width: $line-1 !default;