diff --git a/crypto/bn/bn.h b/crypto/bn/bn.h
index 456d34f59b..9c92d76b41 100644
--- a/crypto/bn/bn.h
+++ b/crypto/bn/bn.h
@@ -262,8 +262,9 @@ typedef struct bn_mont_ctx_st
 	int ri;        /* number of bits in R */
 	BIGNUM RR;     /* used to convert to montgomery form */
 	BIGNUM N;      /* The modulus */
-	BIGNUM Ni;     /* The inverse of N (bignum form) */
-	BN_ULONG n0;   /* The inverse of N in word form */
+	BIGNUM Ni;     /* R*(1/R mod N) - N*Ni = 1
+	                * (Ni is only stored for bignum algorithm) */
+	BN_ULONG n0;   /* least significant word of Ni */
 	int flags;
 	} BN_MONT_CTX;
 
diff --git a/crypto/bn/bn_mont.c b/crypto/bn/bn_mont.c
index 5ef08d9157..cdf7ca191a 100644
--- a/crypto/bn/bn_mont.c
+++ b/crypto/bn/bn_mont.c
@@ -304,7 +304,8 @@ int BN_MONT_CTX_set(BN_MONT_CTX *mont, const BIGNUM *mod, BN_CTX *ctx)
 			BN_sub_word(&Ri,1);
 		else /* if N mod word size == 1 */
 			BN_set_word(&Ri,BN_MASK2);  /* Ri-- (mod word size) */
-		BN_div(&Ri,NULL,&Ri,&tmod,ctx);	  	 /* Ni = (R*Ri-1)/N */
+		BN_div(&Ri,NULL,&Ri,&tmod,ctx);	/* Ni = (R*Ri-1)/N,
+		                                 * keep only list significant word: */
 		mont->n0=Ri.d[0];
 		BN_free(&Ri);
 		}