diff --git a/src/gpufont/font.hpp b/src/gpufont/font.hpp
index f468077..f5b9a77 100644
--- a/src/gpufont/font.hpp
+++ b/src/gpufont/font.hpp
@@ -915,6 +915,8 @@ class Font {
             bufferGlyph.start = static_cast <int32_t>(bufferCurves.size());
 
             bool autoFixOutline = true;
+            // NOTE: this is a hack that should not be necessary if we use harfbuzz for textshaping
+            // and interpret font flags properly (we're attempting this, but it's not stable atm)
             if(autoFixOutline){
                 short start = 0;
                 int n_contours = face->glyph->outline.n_contours;