diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.cpp
index e533511a2b..4973ecb773 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.cpp
@@ -379,7 +379,8 @@ QFileInfo::~QFileInfo()
     location as \a fileinfo; otherwise returns false.
 
     Note that the result of comparing two empty QFileInfo objects,
-    containing no file references, is undefined.
+    containing no file references (file paths that do not exist or
+    are empty), is undefined.
 
     \warning This will not compare two different symbolic links
     pointing to the same file.