diff --git a/src/nano.c b/src/nano.c
index d0b532f7c2ca2f9e9ee639d706920cb2beb89b6a..60cb2edb234bea048558140f54769f042e181543 100644
--- a/src/nano.c
+++ b/src/nano.c
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ void window_init(void)
     bottomwin = newwin(3 - no_help(), COLS, editwinrows + (2 -
 	no_more_space()), 0);
 
-    /* Turn the keypad back on. */
+    /* Turn the keypad on for the windows that get input. */
     keypad(edit, TRUE);
     keypad(bottomwin, TRUE);
 }