diff --git a/README.Solaris b/README.Solaris
index 49056062..10a5f88c 100644
--- a/README.Solaris
+++ b/README.Solaris
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ OPT: Create /etc/fail2ban/fail2ban.local containing:
 
 # Fail2Ban main configuration file
 #
-# Comments: use '#' for comment lines and ';' for inline comments
+# Comments: use '#' for comment lines and ';' (following a space) for inline comments
 #
 # Changes:  in most of the cases you should not modify this
 #           file, but provide customizations in fail2ban.local file, e.g.:
diff --git a/config/fail2ban.conf b/config/fail2ban.conf
index 1888eddb..4094c8cd 100644
--- a/config/fail2ban.conf
+++ b/config/fail2ban.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Fail2Ban main configuration file
 #
-# Comments: use '#' for comment lines and ';' for inline comments
+# Comments: use '#' for comment lines and ';' (following a space) for inline comments
 #
 # Changes:  in most of the cases you should not modify this
 #           file, but provide customizations in fail2ban.local file, e.g.:
diff --git a/config/jail.conf b/config/jail.conf
index 33453ab5..ec5b32ef 100644
--- a/config/jail.conf
+++ b/config/jail.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Fail2Ban jail specifications file
 #
-# Comments: use '#' for comment lines and ';' for inline comments
+# Comments: use '#' for comment lines and ';' (following a space) for inline comments
 #
 # Changes:  in most of the cases you should not modify this
 #           file, but provide customizations in jail.local file, e.g.: