diff --git a/data/anope.example.conf b/data/anope.example.conf
index 6ddec1ec6..fd393c3f2 100644
--- a/data/anope.example.conf
+++ b/data/anope.example.conf
@@ -513,9 +513,12 @@ options
 	languages = "de_DE.UTF-8 el_GR.UTF-8 es_ES.UTF-8 fr_FR.UTF-8 it_IT.UTF-8 nl_NL.UTF-8 pl_PL.UTF-8 pt_PT.UTF-8 ro_RO.UTF-8 tr_TR.UTF-8"
 
 	/*
-	 * Default language that non- and newly-registered nicks will receive messages in.
-	 * Set to "en" to enable English. Defaults to the language the system uses.
-	 */
+	 * Default language that unregistered users and users of newly-registered
+	 * accounts will receive messages in.
+	 *
+	 * Defaults to the language the system uses. Set to "en_US" to override this
+	 * with English.
+ 	 */
 	#defaultlanguage = "es_ES.UTF-8"
 }