diff --git a/gnu/packages/databases.scm b/gnu/packages/databases.scm
index aa64507b00..8705cd2be4 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/databases.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/databases.scm
@@ -661,9 +661,9 @@ replacement for the code@{python-memcached} library.")
 (define-public python2-pylibmc
   (package-with-python2 python-pylibmc))
 
-;; This is the last version of mongodb before they switched to the Server Side
-;; Public License (SSPL), which is not a FOSS license.  As such, this package
-;; cannot be updated.
+;; There is a point at which mongodb switched to the Server Side Public
+;; License (SSPL), which is not a FOSS license.  As such, be careful
+;; when updating this package.
 (define-public mongodb
   (package
     (name "mongodb")