diff --git a/CREDITS b/CREDITS
index 9091bac3d2da..97d829455045 100644
--- a/CREDITS
+++ b/CREDITS
@@ -4560,8 +4560,5 @@ D: MD driver
 D: EISA/sysfs subsystem
 S: France
 
-# Don't add your name here, unless you really _are_ after Marc
-# alphabetically. Leonard used to be very proud of being the
-# last entry, and he'll get positively pissed if he can't even
-# be second-to-last.  (and this file really _is_ supposed to be
-# in alphabetic order)
+# Don't add your name here unless you really are last alphabetically.
+# (This file is supposed to be kept in alphabetical order by last name.)