diff --git a/src/Fl_SVG_Image.cxx b/src/Fl_SVG_Image.cxx
index c76bc962b9ff1636ea94b3e49b1aca0fa94cb148..b0fb9dd9d47ad4426f29126e8790abb563bede17 100644
--- a/src/Fl_SVG_Image.cxx
+++ b/src/Fl_SVG_Image.cxx
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ void Fl_SVG_Image::color_average(Fl_Color c, float i) {
 }
 
 /** Makes sure the object is fully initialized.
- This function rasterizes the SVG image if that was not done before. */
+ This function rasterizes the SVG image, and consequently initializes its \ref array member, if that was not done before. */
 void Fl_SVG_Image::normalize() {
   if (!array) resize(w(), h());
 }