diff --git a/src/alloc.c b/src/alloc.c
index 583ea87..e3e6d04 100644
--- a/src/alloc.c
+++ b/src/alloc.c
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@
 
 /*
  * Add string "p" to "gap".
- * When out of memory "p" is freed and FAIL is returned.
+ * When out of memory FAIL is returned (caller may want to free "p").
  */
     int
 ga_add_string(garray_T *gap, char_u *p)