diff --git a/common/common.cpp b/common/common.cpp
index 120b826629..45a7df54cb 100644
--- a/common/common.cpp
+++ b/common/common.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ int            g_GhostColor;
  * Please: if you change a value, remember these values are carefully chosen
  * to have good results in pcbnew, that uses the ORed value of basic colors
  * when displaying superimposed objects
- * The NULL value of the last item can be used as an end of list item
+ * This list must have exactly NBCOLOR items
  */
 StructColors ColorRefs[NBCOLOR] =
 {