diff --git a/include/libweston/backend-headless.h b/include/libweston/backend-headless.h
index ee116ec3..08bd674b 100644
--- a/include/libweston/backend-headless.h
+++ b/include/libweston/backend-headless.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ extern "C" {
 struct weston_headless_backend_config {
 	struct weston_backend_config base;
 
-	/** Whether to use the pixman renderer instead of the OpenGL ES renderer. */
+	/** Whether to use the pixman renderer, default is no-op */
 	bool use_pixman;
 };