diff --git a/src/common/txtstrm.cpp b/src/common/txtstrm.cpp
index 3fc683abd6..3643af2ba4 100644
--- a/src/common/txtstrm.cpp
+++ b/src/common/txtstrm.cpp
@@ -487,10 +487,11 @@ wxTextOutputStream& wxTextOutputStream::operator<<(float f)
 wxTextOutputStream &endl( wxTextOutputStream &stream )
 {
     //RN: Normally a single char on builds without a real
-    //wchar_t will call the wxUint16 version, which
-    //is not what we want (will print a 10 numeric value,
-    //not a newline).  Thus, we need to send it
-    //a string in that case instead.
+    //wchar_t will call the version that corresponds to the
+    //numeric value of wchar_t itself (wxUint16 if 2 bytes etc.), 
+    //which is not what we want (will print a 10 numeric value,
+    //not a newline).  Thus, we need to send it a string in that 
+    // case instead so that it correctly prints the newline.
 #if !wxUSE_UNICODE || wxWCHAR_T_IS_REAL_TYPE
     return stream << wxT('\n');
 #else