diff --git a/validate.h b/validate.h
index 607559c9..fbdd7796 100644
--- a/validate.h
+++ b/validate.h
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ inline std::string DataDir(const std::string& filename)
 		return name;
 #endif
 #ifndef CRYPTOPP_DISABLE_DATA_DIR_SEARCH
-	// Finally look in {$ORIGIN}/bin/../share/
+	// Finally look in $ORIGIN/../share/. This is likely a Linux install directory for users.
 	name = std::string("../share/cryptopp/") + filename;
 	file.open(name.c_str());
 	if (file.is_open())