diff --git a/staging/color-representation/color-representation-v1.xml b/staging/color-representation/color-representation-v1.xml
index 3256a9d..d6cc460 100644
--- a/staging/color-representation/color-representation-v1.xml
+++ b/staging/color-representation/color-representation-v1.xml
@@ -417,14 +417,15 @@
         An invalid chroma location enum value raises the "chroma_location"
         protocol error.
 
-        A call to wl_surface.commit verifies that the pixel format and chroma
-        location type in the committed surface contents are compatible, if
-        contents exist. The "pixel_format" protocol error is raised otherwise.
-
         For the definition of the supported chroma location types, see the
         wp_color_representation_surface_v1::chroma_location enum.
 
         The chroma location type is double-buffered, see wl_surface.commit.
+
+        If the pixel format is not 4:2:0 sub-sampled at the time
+        of wl_surface.commit, the chroma location is not used for rendering
+        the surface until a 4:2:0 sub-sampled pixel format is committed on
+        the surface.
       </description>
       <arg name="chroma_location" type="uint" enum="chroma_location"
            summary="chroma sample location"/>