diff --git a/kitty/kitty.conf b/kitty/kitty.conf
index 5cea679ec..3cc161c7b 100644
--- a/kitty/kitty.conf
+++ b/kitty/kitty.conf
@@ -257,9 +257,9 @@ background       #000000
 # in the editor color scheme. Or use the escape codes to set the terminals
 # default colors in a shell script to launch your editor.
 # Be aware that using a value less than 1.0 is a (possibly significant) performance hit.
-# If you want to dynamically change transparency of windows using the kitty remote control facility,
-# set dynamic_background_opacity to yes
 background_opacity 1.0
+# If you want to dynamically change transparency of windows set dynamic_background_opacity to yes
+# (this is off by default as it has a performance cost)
 dynamic_background_opacity no
 
 # How much to dim text that has the DIM/FAINT attribute set. 1.0 means no dimming and