diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-relay/op.c b/servers/slapd/back-relay/op.c
index 8204199a97..981de89df8 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-relay/op.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-relay/op.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ relay_back_entry_get_rw( Operation *op, struct berval *ndn,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-#if 0
+#if 0 /* Give the RB_SENDREF flag a nonzero value if implementing this */
 /*
  * NOTE: even the existence of this function is questionable: we cannot
  * pass the bi_chk_referrals() call thru the rwm overlay because there