diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/TaskSetManager.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/TaskSetManager.scala
index 28e6147509f78..863f98deb0c18 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/TaskSetManager.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/TaskSetManager.scala
@@ -380,9 +380,9 @@ private[spark] class TaskSetManager(
     }
 
     if (TaskLocality.isAllowed(maxLocality, TaskLocality.NO_PREF)) {
-      // Look for noPref tasks after NODE_LOCAL for minimize cross-rack traffic
+      // Look for NO_PREF tasks after NODE_LOCAL to minimize cross-rack traffic
       for (index <- dequeueTaskFromList(execId, pendingTasksWithNoPrefs)) {
-        return Some((index, TaskLocality.PROCESS_LOCAL, false))
+        return Some((index, TaskLocality.NO_PREF, false))
       }
     }