diff --git a/irc/strings.go b/irc/strings.go
index fb5c3da0..03e13c41 100644
--- a/irc/strings.go
+++ b/irc/strings.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ var globalCasemappingSetting Casemapping = CasemappingPRECIS
 
 // XXX analogous unsynchronized global variable controlling utf8 validation
 // if this is off, you get the traditional IRC behavior (relaying any valid RFC1459
-// octets) and invalid utf8 messages are silently dropped for websocket clients only.
+// octets), and websocket listeners are disabled.
 // if this is on, invalid utf8 inputs get a FAIL reply.
 var globalUtf8EnforcementSetting bool