diff --git a/include/mbedtls/mbedtls_config.h b/include/mbedtls/mbedtls_config.h
index 9ebf376a96..875ee8b09f 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/mbedtls_config.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/mbedtls_config.h
@@ -4177,8 +4177,8 @@
  *   devices without an interactive user.
  *
  * Thus you should change the value to `/dev/urandom` if your application
- * may be used on a device running Linux without a dedicated hardware
- * entropy source, and doesn't run early during or after boot.
+ * definitely won't be used on a device running Linux without a dedicated
+ * entropy source early during or after boot.
  *
  * This is the default value of ::mbedtls_platform_dev_random, which
  * can be changed at run time.