diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/VirtualThread.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/VirtualThread.java
index 1bf4367bed4..1f8e1941c1d 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/VirtualThread.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/VirtualThread.java
@@ -108,14 +108,14 @@ final class VirtualThread extends BaseVirtualThread {
      * UNBLOCKED -> RUNNING        // continue execution after blocked on monitor enter
      *
      *   RUNNING -> WAITING        // transitional state during wait on monitor
-     *   WAITING -> WAITED         // waiting on monitor
-     *    WAITED -> BLOCKED        // notified, waiting to be unblocked by monitor owner
-     *    WAITED -> UNBLOCKED      // timed-out/interrupted
+     *   WAITING -> WAIT           // waiting on monitor
+     *      WAIT -> BLOCKED        // notified, waiting to be unblocked by monitor owner
+     *      WAIT -> UNBLOCKED      // timed-out/interrupted
      *
      *       RUNNING -> TIMED_WAITING   // transition state during timed-waiting on monitor
-     * TIMED_WAITING -> TIMED_WAITED    // timed-waiting on monitor
-     *  TIMED_WAITED -> BLOCKED         // notified, waiting to be unblocked by monitor owner
-     *  TIMED_WAITED -> UNBLOCKED       // timed-out/interrupted
+     * TIMED_WAITING -> TIMED_WAIT      // timed-waiting on monitor
+     *    TIMED_WAIT -> BLOCKED         // notified, waiting to be unblocked by monitor owner
+     *    TIMED_WAIT -> UNBLOCKED       // timed-out/interrupted
      *
      *  RUNNING -> YIELDING        // Thread.yield
      * YIELDING -> YIELDED         // cont.yield successful, may be scheduled to continue