diff --git a/gtk/gtkmain.c b/gtk/gtkmain.c
index 3152971256..e291bb376c 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkmain.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkmain.c
@@ -1071,15 +1071,17 @@ gtk_parse_args (int    *argc,
  *     understood by GTK+ are stripped before return.
  *
  * This function does the same work as gtk_init() with only a single
- * change: It does not terminate the program if the windowing system
- * can’t be initialized. Instead it returns %FALSE on failure.
+ * change: It does not terminate the program if the commandline
+ * arguments couldn’t be parsed or the windowing system can’t be
+ * initialized. Instead it returns %FALSE on failure.
  *
  * This way the application can fall back to some other means of
  * communication with the user - for example a curses or command line
  * interface.
  *
- * Returns: %TRUE if the windowing system has been successfully
- *     initialized, %FALSE otherwise
+ * Returns: %TRUE if the commandline arguments (if any) were valid and
+ *     the windowing system has been successfully initialized, %FALSE
+ *     otherwise
  */
 gboolean
 gtk_init_check (int    *argc,