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diff --git a/bfd/bfd-in2.h b/bfd/bfd-in2.h
index fc02ecf..39c15bd 100644
--- a/bfd/bfd-in2.h
+++ b/bfd/bfd-in2.h
@@ -2073,11 +2073,12 @@ enum complain_overflow
/* Do not complain on overflow. */
complain_overflow_dont,
- /* Complain if the bitfield overflows, whether it is considered
- as signed or unsigned. */
+ /* Complain if the value overflows when considered as a signed
+ number one bit larger than the field. ie. A bitfield of N bits
+ is allowed to represent -2**n to 2**n-1. */
complain_overflow_bitfield,
- /* Complain if the value overflows when considered as signed
+ /* Complain if the value overflows when considered as a signed
number. */
complain_overflow_signed,