diff --git a/update.py b/update.py
index 9cb110b..739e8aa 100644
--- a/update.py
+++ b/update.py
@@ -182,10 +182,10 @@ def gen_setup(config, relative_path, setup_script_name):
     s.append("    sys.stderr.write(options)")
     s.append("    sys.exit(-1)")
     s.append("\n")
-    s.append("# we run the arguments through the validate function if it exists")
+    s.append("# we run the arguments through the validate_setup_args function if it exists")
     s.append("if config.module_exists('validate'):")
     s.append("    import validate")
-    s.append("    arguments = validate.validate(sys.argv, arguments)")
+    s.append("    arguments = validate.validate_setup_args(sys.argv, arguments)")
     s.append("\n")
     s.append("root_directory = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))")
     s.append("\n")