diff --git a/api/boinc_api.h b/api/boinc_api.h
index 6480b99f20..e0b3ec7856 100755
--- a/api/boinc_api.h
+++ b/api/boinc_api.h
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 #define _BOINC_API_
 
 // NOTE: this is required on windows as well as unix, do not add "#ifndef
-// _WIN32" -- if something is not working on windows let's find a working
-// solution 
+// _WIN32" -- if something is not working on a particular version of MSVC
+// let's find a working solution
 #include <string>
 using namespace std;