diff --git a/config/functions b/config/functions
index baba0fd6b2..aaf711d0a5 100644
--- a/config/functions
+++ b/config/functions
@@ -1251,6 +1251,8 @@ enable_service() {
 
 
 ### MULTI-THREADED FUNCTION HELPERS ###
+# Test MTWITHLOCKS so that these functions are a no-op during non-multithreaded builds.
+
 # Prevent concurrent modifications to a package (unpack) or
 # package:target (install/build).
 #
@@ -1374,7 +1376,6 @@ update_dashboard() {
 
 # Thread concurrency helpers to avoid concurrency issues with some code,
 # eg. when Python installs directly into $TOOLCHAIN.
-# Test MTJOBID so that these functions are a no-op during non-multithreaded builds.
 acquire_exclusive_lock() {
   [ "${MTWITHLOCKS}" != "yes" ] && return 0