diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 5861999f8ce..672b10eb6af 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -97,8 +97,7 @@ manext=.1
 # system, it is inappropriate to imply that it is part of Emacs.
 infodir=${prefix}/info
 
-# Where to find the source code - setting this to anything but
-# . doesn't work yet.  The source code for Emacs's C kernel is
+# Where to find the source code.  The source code for Emacs's C kernel is
 # expected to be in ${srcdir}/src, and the source code for Emacs's
 # utility programs is expected to be in ${srcdir}/lib-src.  This is
 # set by the configure script's `--srcdir' option.