diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 9c3d6e678..36b265758 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1483,7 +1483,7 @@ void CheckForkWarningConditionsOnNewFork(CBlockIndex* pindexNewForkTip)
     }
 
     // We define a condition where we should warn the user about as a fork of at least 7 blocks
-    // with a tip within 72 blocks (+/- 12 hours if no one mines it) of ours
+    // with a tip within 72 blocks (+/- 3 hours if no one mines it) of ours
     // We use 7 blocks rather arbitrarily as it represents just under 10% of sustained network
     // hash rate operating on the fork.
     // or a chain that is entirely longer than ours and invalid (note that this should be detected by both)