diff --git a/compiler/rustc_session/src/config.rs b/compiler/rustc_session/src/config.rs
index 3970b751af7..2ea202de820 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_session/src/config.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_session/src/config.rs
@@ -2758,9 +2758,8 @@ pub fn build_session_options(
     }
 
     // For testing purposes, until we have more feedback about these options: ensure `-Z
-    // unstable-options` is required when using the unstable `-C link-self-contained` options, like
-    // `-C link-self-contained=+linker`, and when using the unstable `-C linker-flavor` options, like
-    // `-C linker-flavor=gnu-lld-cc`.
+    // unstable-options` is required when using the unstable `-C link-self-contained` and `-C
+    // linker-flavor` options.
     if !nightly_options::is_unstable_enabled(matches) {
         let uses_unstable_self_contained_option =
             cg.link_self_contained.are_unstable_variants_set();
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/mod.rs
index d4774386e2e..16ef7862980 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/mod.rs
@@ -164,11 +164,11 @@ pub enum LinkerFlavor {
 
 /// Linker flavors available externally through command line (`-Clinker-flavor`)
 /// or json target specifications.
-/// FIXME: This set has accumulated historically, bring it more in line with the internal
-/// linker flavors (`LinkerFlavor`).
+/// This set has accumulated historically, and contains both (stable and unstable) legacy values, as
+/// well as modern ones matching the internal linker flavors (`LinkerFlavor`).
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, Ord, PartialEq, PartialOrd)]
 pub enum LinkerFlavorCli {
-    // New (unstable) flavors, with direct counterparts in `LinkerFlavor`.
+    // Modern (unstable) flavors, with direct counterparts in `LinkerFlavor`.
     Gnu(Cc, Lld),
     Darwin(Cc, Lld),
     WasmLld(Cc),
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ pub enum LinkerFlavorCli {
     Bpf,
     Ptx,
 
-    // Below: the legacy stable values.
+    // Legacy stable values
     Gcc,
     Ld,
     Lld(LldFlavor),
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ linker_flavor_cli_impls! {
     (LinkerFlavorCli::Bpf) "bpf"
     (LinkerFlavorCli::Ptx) "ptx"
 
-    // Below: legacy stable values
+    // Legacy stable flavors
     (LinkerFlavorCli::Gcc) "gcc"
     (LinkerFlavorCli::Ld) "ld"
     (LinkerFlavorCli::Lld(LldFlavor::Ld)) "ld.lld"