diff --git a/etc/defaults/rc.conf b/etc/defaults/rc.conf
index 6fbdf2865eec..b61295820e9c 100644
--- a/etc/defaults/rc.conf
+++ b/etc/defaults/rc.conf
@@ -163,12 +163,11 @@ inetd_flags="-wW -C 60"		# Optional flags to inetd
 named_enable="NO"		# Run named, the DNS server (or NO).
 named_program="/usr/sbin/named"	# path to named, if you want a different one.
 named_flags="-u bind" 		# Flags for named
-named_pidfile="/var/run/named/pid" # Pid file
+named_pidfile="/var/run/named/pid" # Must set this in named.conf as well
 named_chrootdir=""		# Chroot directory (or "" not to auto-chroot it)
 named_chroot_autoupdate="YES"	# Automatically install/update chrooted
 				# components of named. See /etc/rc.d/named.
-named_symlink_enable="YES"	# Symlink ${named_pidfile} and /var/run/ndc
-				# to their chrooted counterparts.
+named_symlink_enable="YES"	# Symlink the chrooted pid file
 
 #
 # kerberos. Do not run the admin daemons on slave servers