diff --git a/common/types.go b/common/types.go
index cdcc6c20ad..94cf622e8c 100644
--- a/common/types.go
+++ b/common/types.go
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func (a Address) Format(s fmt.State, c rune) {
 }
 
 // SetBytes sets the address to the value of b.
-// If b is larger than len(a) it will panic.
+// If b is larger than len(a), b will be cropped from the left.
 func (a *Address) SetBytes(b []byte) {
 	if len(b) > len(a) {
 		b = b[len(b)-AddressLength:]