diff --git a/src/bin/checkitout.cpp b/src/bin/checkitout.cpp
index 5deeb7850a..9de9bb7308 100644
--- a/src/bin/checkitout.cpp
+++ b/src/bin/checkitout.cpp
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
  */
 
 /*
- * CheckItOut: wraps URL mime types around command line apps
- * or other apps that don't handle them directly.
+ * CheckItOut: wraps SCM URL mime types around command line apps
+ * to check out sources in a user-friendly fashion.
  */
 #define DEBUG 1