diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/QueryExecution.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/QueryExecution.scala
index 040d1f36ed8a5..0531dd210e539 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/QueryExecution.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/QueryExecution.scala
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ object QueryExecution {
       PlanSubqueries(sparkSession),
       RemoveRedundantProjects,
       EnsureRequirements,
-      // `RemoveRedundantSorts` needs to be added before `EnsureRequirements` to guarantee the same
+      // `RemoveRedundantSorts` needs to be added after `EnsureRequirements` to guarantee the same
       // number of partitions when instantiating PartitioningCollection.
       RemoveRedundantSorts,
       DisableUnnecessaryBucketedScan,