diff --git a/src/modules/commander/Commander.cpp b/src/modules/commander/Commander.cpp
index a0e43cff9a..0b02cb04ef 100644
--- a/src/modules/commander/Commander.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/commander/Commander.cpp
@@ -1442,10 +1442,14 @@ Commander::run()
 				/* if the USB hardware connection went away, reboot */
 				if (status_flags.usb_connected && !system_power.usb_connected && shutdown_if_allowed()) {
 					/*
-					 * apparently the USB cable went away but we are still powered,
-					 * so lets reset to a classic non-usb state.
+					 * Apparently the USB cable went away but we are still powered,
+					 * so we bring the system back to a nominal state for flight.
+					 * This is important to unload the USB stack of the OS which is
+					 * a relatively complex piece of software that is non-essential
+					 * for flight and continuing to run it would add a software risk
+					 * without a need. The clean approach to unload it is to reboot.
 					 */
-					mavlink_log_critical(&mavlink_log_pub, "USB disconnected, rebooting.")
+					mavlink_log_critical(&mavlink_log_pub, "USB disconnected, rebooting for flight safety")
 					px4_usleep(400000);
 					px4_shutdown_request(true, false);
 				}