diff --git a/tools/checklocks/facts.go b/tools/checklocks/facts.go
index d978a2bee..3ea106378 100644
--- a/tools/checklocks/facts.go
+++ b/tools/checklocks/facts.go
@@ -670,7 +670,11 @@ func (pc *passContext) structLockGuardFacts(structType *types.Struct, ss *ast.St
 	for i, field := range ss.Fields.List {
 		var lgf lockGuardFacts
 		fieldObj = structType.Field(i) // N.B. Captured above.
-		pc.fillLockGuardFacts(fieldObj, field.Doc, findLocal, &lgf)
+		if field.Doc != nil {
+			pc.fillLockGuardFacts(fieldObj, field.Doc, findLocal, &lgf)
+		} else if field.Comment != nil {
+			pc.fillLockGuardFacts(fieldObj, field.Comment, findLocal, &lgf)
+		}
 
 		// See above, for anonymous structure fields.
 		if ss, ok := field.Type.(*ast.StructType); ok {
diff --git a/tools/checklocks/test/basics.go b/tools/checklocks/test/basics.go
index e941fba5b..554b88608 100644
--- a/tools/checklocks/test/basics.go
+++ b/tools/checklocks/test/basics.go
@@ -143,3 +143,13 @@ func testTwoLocksDoubleGuardStructOnlyOne(tc *twoLocksDoubleGuardStruct) {
 func testTwoLocksDoubleGuardStructInvalid(tc *twoLocksDoubleGuardStruct) {
 	tc.doubleGuardedField = 3 // +checklocksfail:2
 }
+
+func testFieldCommentValid(tc *fieldCommentStruct) {
+	tc.mu.Lock()
+	tc.guardedField = 1
+	tc.mu.Unlock()
+}
+
+func testFieldCommentInvalid(tc *fieldCommentStruct) {
+	tc.guardedField = 2 // +checklocksfail
+}
diff --git a/tools/checklocks/test/test.go b/tools/checklocks/test/test.go
index fd2a92162..61d6b3a2b 100644
--- a/tools/checklocks/test/test.go
+++ b/tools/checklocks/test/test.go
@@ -64,3 +64,10 @@ type nestedGuardStruct struct {
 	val oneGuardStruct
 	ptr *oneGuardStruct
 }
+
+// fieldCommentStruct has one lock and a single field, but uses the
+// field.Comment instead of field.Doc for the guard.
+type fieldCommentStruct struct {
+	mu           sync.Mutex
+	guardedField int // +checklocks:mu
+}