diff --git a/include/SDL3/SDL_process.h b/include/SDL3/SDL_process.h
index b797890d8b..c7531d97b0 100644
--- a/include/SDL3/SDL_process.h
+++ b/include/SDL3/SDL_process.h
@@ -194,7 +194,10 @@ typedef enum SDL_ProcessIO
  * - `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_BACKGROUND_BOOLEAN`: true if the process should
  *   run in the background. In this case the default input and output is
  *   `SDL_PROCESS_STDIO_NULL` and the exitcode of the process is not
- *   available, and will always be 0.
+ *   available, and will always be 0. This is not required to launch a program
+ *   asynchronously, this is for detaching a child process from its parent
+ *   completely (a so-called "double fork" on Unix). Created processes run
+ *   asynchronously by default, regardless of this property.
  * - `SDL_PROP_PROCESS_CREATE_CMDLINE_STRING`: a string containing the program
  *   to run and any parameters. This string is passed directly to
  *   `CreateProcess` on Windows, and does nothing on other platforms. This