diff --git a/hostapd/hostapd.eap_user b/hostapd/hostapd.eap_user
index 00edc95af..61ef9375b 100644
--- a/hostapd/hostapd.eap_user
+++ b/hostapd/hostapd.eap_user
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
 # Arbitrary RADIUS attributes can be added into Access-Accept packets similarly
 # to the way radius_auth_req_attr is used for Access-Request packet in
 # hostapd.conf. For EAP server, this is configured separately for each user
-# entry with radius_accept_attr=<value> line(s) following the main user entry
-# line.
+# entry with radius_accept_attr=<attr_id>[:<syntax:value>] line(s) following
+# the main user entry line.
 
 # Phase 1 users
 "user"		MD5	"password"