diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qloggingcategory.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qloggingcategory.cpp
index 3eaf10c53e..4256d4b6e1 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qloggingcategory.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qloggingcategory.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /****************************************************************************
 **
-** Copyright (C) 2016 The Qt Company Ltd.
+** Copyright (C) 2017 The Qt Company Ltd.
 ** Contact: https://www.qt.io/licensing/
 **
 ** This file is part of the QtCore module of the Qt Toolkit.
@@ -334,12 +334,11 @@ bool QLoggingCategory::isEnabled(QtMsgType msgtype) const
 /*!
     Changes the message type \a type for the category to \a enable.
 
-    \note Changes only affect the current QLoggingCategory object, and won't
-    change the settings of other objects for the same category name.
-    Use either \l setFilterRules() or \l installFilter() to change the
-    configuration globally.
+    This method is meant to be used only from inside a filter
+    installed by \l installFilter(). See \l {Configuring Categories} for
+    an overview on how to configure categories globally.
 
-    \note \c QtFatalMsg cannot be changed. It will always return \c true.
+    \note \c QtFatalMsg cannot be changed. It will always remain \c true.
 */
 void QLoggingCategory::setEnabled(QtMsgType type, bool enable)
 {