diff --git a/src/core/meta-accel-parse.c b/src/core/meta-accel-parse.c
index 47fc22a36..e9d30540b 100644
--- a/src/core/meta-accel-parse.c
+++ b/src/core/meta-accel-parse.c
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
+/* This is copied from GTK+ and modified to work with mutter's
+ * internal structures. Originating code comes from gtk/gtkaccelgroup.c
+ */
+
 static inline gboolean
 is_alt (const gchar *string)
 {