diff --git a/src/config/config.js b/src/config/config.js
index 7676ba17..91f29014 100644
--- a/src/config/config.js
+++ b/src/config/config.js
@@ -56,8 +56,9 @@ export default {
    */
   aeadProtect: false,
   /**
-   * When reading private keys which were encrypted by OpenPGP.js v5 (or older) using `config.aeadProtect = true`
-   * and `config.v5Keys = false`, this option must be set, otherwise key parsing and/or key decryption will fail.
+   * When reading OpenPGP v4 private keys (e.g. those generated in OpenPGP.js when not setting `config.v5Keys = true`)
+   * which were encrypted by OpenPGP.js v5 (or older) using `config.aeadProtect = true`,
+   * this option must be set, otherwise key parsing and/or key decryption will fail.
    * Note: only set this flag if you know that the keys are of the legacy type, as non-legacy keys
    * will be processed incorrectly.
    */