diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3ba2918..9b881a2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ let mut root_dir = volume0.open_root_dir()?;
 // Open a file called "MY_FILE.TXT" in the root directory
 // This mutably borrows the directory.
 let mut my_file = root_dir.open_file_in_dir("MY_FILE.TXT", embedded_sdmmc::Mode::ReadOnly)?;
-// Print the contents of the file
+// Print the contents of the file, assuming it's in ISO-8859-1 encoding
 while !my_file.is_eof() {
     let mut buffer = [0u8; 32];
     let num_read = my_file.read(&mut buffer)?;
diff --git a/examples/readme_test.rs b/examples/readme_test.rs
index 2069694..ed4b146 100644
--- a/examples/readme_test.rs
+++ b/examples/readme_test.rs
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
     // Open a file called "MY_FILE.TXT" in the root directory
     // This mutably borrows the directory.
     let mut my_file = root_dir.open_file_in_dir("MY_FILE.TXT", embedded_sdmmc::Mode::ReadOnly)?;
-    // Print the contents of the file
+    // Print the contents of the file, assuming it's in ISO-8859-1 encoding
     while !my_file.is_eof() {
         let mut buffer = [0u8; 32];
         let num_read = my_file.read(&mut buffer)?;