diff --git a/include/asm-generic/bitops.h b/include/asm-generic/bitops.h
index bfc96bf6606e..df9b5bc3d282 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/bitops.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/bitops.h
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 
 /*
  * For the benefit of those who are trying to port Linux to another
- * architecture, here are some C-language equivalents.  You should
- * recode these in the native assembly language, if at all possible.
+ * architecture, here are some C-language equivalents.  They should
+ * generate reasonable code, so take a look at what your compiler spits
+ * out before rolling your own buggy implementation in assembly language.
  *
  * C language equivalents written by Theodore Ts'o, 9/26/92
  */