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diff --git a/object.c b/object.c
index b619f649a3..f24fee825c 100644
--- a/object.c
+++ b/object.c
@@ -2957,9 +2957,9 @@ rb_obj_ivar_get(VALUE obj, VALUE iv)
* obj.instance_variable_set(string, obj) -> obj
*
* Sets the instance variable named by <i>symbol</i> to the given
- * object, thereby frustrating the efforts of the class's
- * author to attempt to provide proper encapsulation. The variable
- * does not have to exist prior to this call.
+ * object. This may circumvent the the encapsulation intended by
+ * the author of the class, so it should be used with care.
+ * The variable does not have to exist prior to this call.
* If the instance variable name is passed as a string, that string
* is converted to a symbol.
*