diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 5ad5751..582c7f1 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ In *one* C file, do the following ::
 	#define AATREE_PREFIX /* prefix of each function: put "declspec" or
 	                         "static" here */
 	#define AATREE_ASSERT /* Define this if you want the code to have
-	                         asserts. Do not define if you do not want
-	                         standard library asserts. */
+	                         asserts. This library uses assert() from the
+	                         standard library. */
 
 	/* Mandatory declarations */
 	#define AATREE_IMPL
@@ -66,4 +66,4 @@ do is ``#include aatree.h``. The linker will take care of everything else.
 The library also includes it own test code for convienence. Define
 ``AATREE_TEST`` to turn the header into a self-contained C file with a
 ``main()`` function. See ``Makefile`` for an example of compiling the
-test.
+tests.