diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d2e2ea1c4f..c07aa9a72b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -24,15 +24,15 @@ all::
 # Define NO_OPENSSL environment variable if you do not have OpenSSL.
 # This also implies BLK_SHA1.
 #
-# Define NO_CURL if you do not have libcurl installed.  git-http-pull and
+# Define NO_CURL if you do not have libcurl installed.  git-http-fetch and
 # git-http-push are not built, and you cannot use http:// and https://
-# transports.
+# transports (neither smart nor dumb).
 #
 # Define CURLDIR=/foo/bar if your curl header and library files are in
 # /foo/bar/include and /foo/bar/lib directories.
 #
 # Define NO_EXPAT if you do not have expat installed.  git-http-push is
-# not built, and you cannot push using http:// and https:// transports.
+# not built, and you cannot push using http:// and https:// transports (dumb).
 #
 # Define EXPATDIR=/foo/bar if your expat header and library files are in
 # /foo/bar/include and /foo/bar/lib directories.