diff --git a/include/polarssl/ssl.h b/include/polarssl/ssl.h
index c897a1e..74c5d2d 100644
--- a/include/polarssl/ssl.h
+++ b/include/polarssl/ssl.h
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@
  * \param ssl      SSL context
  * \param hostname the server hostname
  *
- * \return         0 if successful
+ * \return         0 if successful or POLARSSL_ERR_SSL_MALLOC_FAILED
  */
 int ssl_set_hostname( ssl_context *ssl, const char *hostname );