diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qwaitcondition_unix.cpp b/src/corelib/thread/qwaitcondition_unix.cpp
index 09dc0f06852..4d27e47c3eb 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/qwaitcondition_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qwaitcondition_unix.cpp
@@ -111,9 +111,7 @@ public:
                 code = pthread_cond_wait(&cond, &mutex);
             }
             if (code == 0 && wakeups == 0) {
-                // many vendors warn of spurious wakeups from
-                // pthread_cond_wait(), especially after signal delivery,
-                // even though POSIX doesn't allow for it... sigh
+                // spurious wakeup
                 continue;
             }
             break;