diff --git a/lib/buffer.h b/lib/buffer.h
index c3787d7..c0245a7 100644
--- a/lib/buffer.h
+++ b/lib/buffer.h
@@ -67,10 +67,9 @@
 void buffer_free (struct buffer *);
 
 /* Combine all accumulated (and unflushed) data inside the buffer into a
-   single NUL-terminated string allocated using malloc (N.B. should be changed
-   to use XMALLOC(MTYPE_TMP)).  Note that this function does not alter
-   the state of the buffer, so the data is still inside waiting to be
-   flushed. */
+   single NUL-terminated string allocated using XMALLOC(MTYPE_TMP).  Note
+   that this function does not alter the state of the buffer, so the data
+   is still inside waiting to be flushed. */
 char *buffer_getstr (struct buffer *);
 
 int buffer_putc (struct buffer *, u_char);