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diff --git a/win32/ext/Win32/Win32.pm b/win32/ext/Win32/Win32.pm
index af3f2fe175..689bd42693 100644
--- a/win32/ext/Win32/Win32.pm
+++ b/win32/ext/Win32/Win32.pm
@@ -545,9 +545,11 @@ different major/minor version number than Windows XP.
=item Win32::GetShortPathName(PATHNAME)
-[CORE] Returns a representation of PATHNAME composed only of
-short (8.3) path components. The result may not necessarily be
-shorter than PATHNAME. Compare with Win32::GetFullPathName and
+[CORE] Returns a representation of PATHNAME that is composed of short
+(8.3) path components where available. For path components where the
+file system has not generated the short form the returned path will
+use the long form, so this function might still for instance return a
+path containing spaces. Compare with Win32::GetFullPathName and
Win32::GetLongPathName.
=item Win32::GetProcAddress(INSTANCE, PROCNAME)