diff --git a/ice-9/ChangeLog b/ice-9/ChangeLog
index 8de529428..f9f476e11 100644
--- a/ice-9/ChangeLog
+++ b/ice-9/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 1997-12-24  Tim Pierce  <twp@skepsis.com>
 
+	* boot-9.scm: Doc fix.
+
 	* slib.scm (identity): Made public.
 	(home-vicinity): New function (from SLIB/Template.scm).
 
diff --git a/ice-9/boot-9.scm b/ice-9/boot-9.scm
index 60db97897..77c14e1b4 100644
--- a/ice-9/boot-9.scm
+++ b/ice-9/boot-9.scm
@@ -552,8 +552,10 @@
 
 
 ;;; {Files}
-;;; !!!! these should be implemented using Tcl commands, not fports.
 ;;;
+;;; If no one can explain this comment to me by 31 Jan 1998, I will
+;;; assume it is meaningless and remove it. -twp
+;;;   !!!! these should be implemented using Tcl commands, not fports.
 
 (define (feature? feature)
   (and (memq feature *features*) #t))