diff --git a/etc/makepkg.conf.in b/etc/makepkg.conf.in
index 6d5a372f..0ac2645f 100644
--- a/etc/makepkg.conf.in
+++ b/etc/makepkg.conf.in
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ CXXFLAGS="-@ARCHSWITCH@=@CARCHFLAGS@ -O2 -pipe"
 #########################################################################
 #
 # Defaults: BUILDENV=(!fakeroot !distcc color !ccache)
+#  A negated environment option will do the opposite of the comments below.
 #
 #-- fakeroot: Allow building packages as a non-root user
 #-- distcc:   Use the Distributed C/C++/ObjC compiler
@@ -56,7 +57,8 @@ BUILDENV=(fakeroot !distcc color !ccache)
 #   These are default values for the options=() settings
 #########################################################################
 #
-# Default: OPTIONS=(strip !docs !libtool emptydirs)
+# Default: OPTIONS=(strip !docs libtool emptydirs)
+#  A negated option will do the opposite of the comments below.
 #
 #-- strip:     Strip symbols from binaries/libraries
 #-- docs:      Save doc and info directories