diff --git a/autoload/startuptime.vim b/autoload/startuptime.vim
index 61eeb90..7051336 100644
--- a/autoload/startuptime.vim
+++ b/autoload/startuptime.vim
@@ -421,7 +421,9 @@ function! s:Extract(file) abort
   endif
 endfunction
 
-" Returns the average startup time of the data returned by s:Extract().
+" Returns the average startup time of the data returned by s:Extract(). The
+" result is independent of the options used (e.g., using --no-sourced,
+" --no-sourcing-events, --no-other-events doesn't impact the result).
 function! s:Startup(items) abort
   let l:times = []
   for l:item in a:items