diff --git a/src/nano.c b/src/nano.c
index deb720778428f0afc53410511afaf2be9051bf07..0c27f8f193559188a5456a628760957be196981d 100644
--- a/src/nano.c
+++ b/src/nano.c
@@ -4679,8 +4679,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	/* Make sure the cursor is in the edit window. */
 	reset_cursor();
 
-	/* If constant cursor position display is on, display the cursor
-	 * position. */
+	/* If constant cursor position display is on, display the
+	 * current cursor position on the statusbar. */
 	if (ISSET(CONST_UPDATE))
 	    do_cursorpos(TRUE);