diff --git a/include/obj.h b/include/obj.h
index eacbd42d3..f2acaf80e 100644
--- a/include/obj.h
+++ b/include/obj.h
@@ -95,9 +95,7 @@ struct obj {
     Bitfield(recharged, 3); /* number of times it's been recharged */
 #define on_ice recharged    /* corpse on ice */
     Bitfield(lamplit, 1);   /* a light-source -- can be lit */
-    Bitfield(
-        globby,
-        1); /* globby; will combine with like types on adjacent squares */
+    Bitfield(globby, 1);    /* combines with like types on adjacent squares */
     Bitfield(greased, 1);    /* covered with grease */
     Bitfield(nomerge, 1);    /* set temporarily to prevent merging */
     Bitfield(was_thrown, 1); /* thrown by hero since last picked up */