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diff --git a/lockfile.h b/lockfile.h
index f401c979f0..35403ccc0d 100644
--- a/lockfile.h
+++ b/lockfile.h
@@ -263,8 +263,8 @@ static inline int close_lock_file_gently(struct lock_file *lk)
* nobody else) to inspect the contents you wrote, while still
* holding the lock yourself.
*
- * * `reopen_lock_file()` to reopen the lockfile. Make further updates
- * to the contents.
+ * * `reopen_lock_file()` to reopen the lockfile, truncating the existing
+ * contents. Write out the new contents.
*
* * `commit_lock_file()` to make the final version permanent.
*/