diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObject.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObject.cs
index bf04963b76..f0547550e0 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObject.cs
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates the <see cref="HitWindows"/> for this <see cref="HitObject"/>.
-        /// This can be null to indicate that the <see cref="HitObject"/> has no <see cref="HitWindows"/>.
+        /// This can be null to indicate that the <see cref="HitObject"/> has no <see cref="HitWindows"/> and timing errors should not be displayed to the user.
         /// <para>
         /// This will only be invoked if <see cref="HitWindows"/> hasn't been set externally (e.g. from a <see cref="BeatmapConverter{T}"/>.
         /// </para>