diff --git a/src/workspace.c b/src/workspace.c
index be441ad9a..fa2a0bc0c 100644
--- a/src/workspace.c
+++ b/src/workspace.c
@@ -521,6 +521,8 @@ meta_workspace_get_neighbor (MetaWorkspace      *workspace,
   
   i = meta_workspace_index (workspace);
   num_workspaces = meta_screen_get_n_workspaces (workspace->screen);
+
+  /* FIXME this code is entirely broken */
   
   /*
    * 3 rows, 4 columns, horizontal layout: