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diff --git a/compat/mingw.h b/compat/mingw.h
index 8c49c1d09b..7482f196af 100644
--- a/compat/mingw.h
+++ b/compat/mingw.h
@@ -431,8 +431,11 @@ int mingw_offset_1st_component(const char *path);
/**
* Verifies that the given path is a valid one on Windows.
*
- * In particular, path segments are disallowed which end in a period or a
- * space (except the special directories `.` and `..`).
+ * In particular, path segments are disallowed which
+ *
+ * - end in a period or a space (except the special directories `.` and `..`).
+ *
+ * - contain any of the reserved characters, e.g. `:`, `;`, `*`, etc
*
* Returns 1 upon success, otherwise 0.
*/