diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index 9ea2a707ba..3904c09043 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -754,8 +754,7 @@ $(1)-legal-info: $(1)-patch
 endif
 
 # We only save the sources of packages we want to redistribute, that are
-# non-local, and non-overriden. So only store, in the manifest, the tarball
-# name of those packages.
+# non-overriden (local or true override).
 ifeq ($$($(2)_REDISTRIBUTE),YES)
 ifeq ($$($(2)_OVERRIDE_SRCDIR),)
 # Packages that have a tarball need it downloaded beforehand