diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index fa42cac3d9..7954aeeadf 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def fullsplit(path, result=None):
         return result
     return fullsplit(head, [tail] + result)
 
-# Tell distutils to put the data_files in platform-specific installation
+# Tell distutils not to put the data_files in platform-specific installation
 # locations. See here for an explanation:
 # http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/35ec7b2fed36eaec/2105ee4d9e8042cb
 for scheme in INSTALL_SCHEMES.values():