diff --git a/stackrc b/stackrc
index 464e935839..6cbadf9915 100644
--- a/stackrc
+++ b/stackrc
@@ -207,8 +207,9 @@ fi
 USE_VENV=$(trueorfalse False USE_VENV)
 
 # Add packages that need to be installed into a venv but are not in any
-# requirmenets files here, in a comma-separated list
-ADDITIONAL_VENV_PACKAGES=${ADITIONAL_VENV_PACKAGES:-""}
+# requirements files here, in a comma-separated list.
+# Currently only used when USE_VENV is true (individual project venvs)
+ADDITIONAL_VENV_PACKAGES=${ADDITIONAL_VENV_PACKAGES:-""}}
 
 # This can be used to turn database query logging on and off
 # (currently only implemented for MySQL backend)