diff --git a/usr.bin/cut/cut.c b/usr.bin/cut/cut.c
index eeeb17e57116..9d7cb50675b7 100644
--- a/usr.bin/cut/cut.c
+++ b/usr.bin/cut/cut.c
@@ -161,10 +161,8 @@ get_list(char *list)
 	/*
 	 * set a byte in the positions array to indicate if a field or
 	 * column is to be selected; use +1, it's 1-based, not 0-based.
-	 * This parser is less restrictive than the Draft 9 POSIX spec.
-	 * POSIX doesn't allow lists that aren't in increasing order or
-	 * overlapping lists.  We also handle "-3-5" although there's no
-	 * real reason too.
+	 * Numbers and number ranges may be overlapping, repeated, and in
+	 * any order. We handle "-3-5" although there's no real reason too.
 	 */
 	for (; (p = strsep(&list, ", \t")) != NULL;) {
 		setautostart = start = stop = 0;