diff --git a/src/config/torrc.sample.in b/src/config/torrc.sample.in
index 1fe549b226..29627ba0e1 100644
--- a/src/config/torrc.sample.in
+++ b/src/config/torrc.sample.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ## Configuration file for a typical tor user
 ## Built for Tor version @VERSION@
+## (May or may not work for older or newer versions of Tor.)
 #
 # On Unix, Tor will look for this file in someplace like "~/.tor/torrc" or
 # "/etc/torrc"