diff --git a/include/STTypes.h b/include/STTypes.h
index 2426b7b..bfa0787 100644
--- a/include/STTypes.h
+++ b/include/STTypes.h
@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@ namespace soundtouch
 
     #endif
 
-    // If defined, allows the SIMD-optimized routines to take minor shortcuts 
-    // for improved performance. Undefine to require faithfully similar SIMD 
-    // calculations as in normal C implementation.
-    #define SOUNDTOUCH_ALLOW_NONEXACT_SIMD_OPTIMIZATION    1
+    // If defined, allows the SIMD-optimized routines to skip unevenly aligned
+    // memory offsets that can cause performance penalty in some SIMD implementations.
+    // Causes slight compromise in sound quality.
+    // #define SOUNDTOUCH_ALLOW_NONEXACT_SIMD_OPTIMIZATION    1
 
 
     #ifdef SOUNDTOUCH_INTEGER_SAMPLES