diff --git a/include/mbedtls/ssl.h b/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
index df3974a..d885d21 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/ssl.h
@@ -2916,8 +2916,7 @@
  * \note           The default list is the same set of curves that
  *                 #mbedtls_x509_crt_profile_default allows, plus
  *                 ECDHE-only curves selected according to the same criteria.
- *                 Larger (generally more secure but slower) curves are
- *                 preferred over smaller curves.
+ *                 The order favors curves with the lowest resource usage.
  *
  * \param conf     SSL configuration
  * \param curves   Ordered list of allowed curves,