diff --git a/modules/editor/whitespace/config.el b/modules/editor/whitespace/config.el
index fed91af2f..271144080 100644
--- a/modules/editor/whitespace/config.el
+++ b/modules/editor/whitespace/config.el
@@ -36,11 +36,13 @@ successfully sets indent_style/indent_size.")
   :defer t
   :init
   (add-hook! 'after-change-major-mode-hook :append
-    (defun +emacs-highlight-non-default-indentation-h ()
+    (defun +whitespace-highlight-incorrect-indentation-h ()
       "Highlight whitespace at odds with `indent-tabs-mode'.
+
 That is, highlight tabs if `indent-tabs-mode' is `nil', and highlight spaces at
 the beginnings of lines if `indent-tabs-mode' is `t'. The purpose is to make
-incorrect indentation in the current buffer obvious to you.
+incorrect indentation in the current buffer obvious to you, so it can be noticed
+and corrected.
 
 Does nothing if `whitespace-mode' or `global-whitespace-mode' is already active
 or if the current buffer is read-only or not file-visiting."