diff --git a/crates/bevy_asset/src/http_source.rs b/crates/bevy_asset/src/http_source.rs
index 654a9b2cedd9e..a26eb8de6da31 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_asset/src/http_source.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_asset/src/http_source.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 /// Adds the `http` and `https` asset sources to the app.
 /// Any asset path that begins with `http` or `https` will be loaded from the web
 /// via `fetch`(wasm) or `ureq`(native).
-/// Note that the use of secure `https` sources in non-wasm builds requires the following dependency:
+///
+/// Due to [licensing complexities](https://github.com/briansmith/ring/issues/1827) 
+/// secure `https` requests are disabled by default in non-wasm builds. 
+/// To enable add this to your dependencies in Cargo.toml:
 /// ```toml
 /// ureq = { version = "*", features = ["tls"] }
 /// ```
diff --git a/examples/asset/http_source.rs b/examples/asset/http_source.rs
index 5ff9c0d32aff7..811e7bc977bf2 100644
--- a/examples/asset/http_source.rs
+++ b/examples/asset/http_source.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 //! Example usage of the `http` asset source to load assets from the web.
-/// Note that the use of secure `https` sources in non-wasm builds requires the following dependency:
+//! 
+//! Due to [licensing complexities](https://github.com/briansmith/ring/issues/1827) 
+//! secure `https` requests are disabled by default in non-wasm builds. 
+//! To enable add this to your dependencies in Cargo.toml:
 //! ```toml
 //! ureq = { version = "*", features = ["tls"] }
 //! ```