diff --git a/include/mbedtls/config.h b/include/mbedtls/config.h
index 3f248d5..92f024a 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/config.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/config.h
@@ -682,14 +682,16 @@
  *
  * Enable "non-blocking" ECC operations that can return early and be resumed.
  *
- * This enables \c mbedtls_ecp_set_max_ops() and allows various functions
- * to return #MBEDTLS_ERR_ECP_IN_PROGRESS (or, for functions in the SSL
- * module, #MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_CRYPTO_IN_PROGRESS) when needed, and then be
- * called again later with the same arguments in order to further progress and
- * eventually complete the operation, see \c mbedtls_ecp_set_max_ops().
+ * This allows various functions to pause by returning
+ * #MBEDTLS_ERR_ECP_IN_PROGRESS (or, for functions in the SSL module,
+ * #MBEDTLS_ERR_SSL_CRYPTO_IN_PROGRESS) and then be called later again in
+ * order to further progress and eventually complete their operation. This is
+ * controlled through mbedtls_ecp_set_max_ops() which limits the maximum
+ * number of ECC operations a function may perform before pausing; see
+ * mbedtls_ecp_set_max_ops() for more information.
  *
  * This is useful in non-threaded environments if you want to avoid blocking
- * for too long on ECC (hence, X509 or SSL/TLS) operations.
+ * for too long on ECC (and, hence, X.509 or SSL/TLS) operations.
  *
  * Uncomment this macro to enable restartable ECC computations.
  */