diff --git a/asn1c/enber.1 b/asn1c/enber.1
index b379f4326be039155ca9368de7c1cbac3d74f03c..0930a75d50a3c1687a00b11c386d781a0ba5b17f 100644
--- a/asn1c/enber.1
+++ b/asn1c/enber.1
@@ -29,10 +29,9 @@ Decode a BER sequence and immediately encode it back
 .SH FOOTNOTES
 This program does not attempt to perform full-fledged XML parsing. It is merely
 compatible with \fIunber\fR\|(1)'s output.
-In particular, XML comments are not supported.
-The following characters after the initial white space indicate
-the start of a comment: "\fB#\fR" (a hash) and "\fB--\fR" (two dashes).
-The whole comment line is ignored completely. Empty lines are ignored as well.
+In particular, XML style comments are not supported.
+A hash "\fB#\fR" or two dashes "\fB--\fR" following a whitespace is treated as a beginning of a comment line, which is ignored completely.
+Empty lines are ignored as well.
 .P
 The following example demostrates the use of comments:
 .Vb