diff --git a/include/freetype/tttables.h b/include/freetype/tttables.h
index 02236c200..ec52c06d9 100644
--- a/include/freetype/tttables.h
+++ b/include/freetype/tttables.h
@@ -702,7 +702,8 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
   *   FreeType error code.  0~means success.
   *
   * @note:
-  *   SFNT tables with length zero are treated as missing.
+  *   While parsing fonts, FreeType handles SFNT tables with length zero as
+  *   missing.
   *
   */
   FT_EXPORT( FT_Error )