diff --git a/common/fdlimit/fdlimit_unix.go b/common/fdlimit/fdlimit_unix.go
index 09ed31ef4d..6701127515 100644
--- a/common/fdlimit/fdlimit_unix.go
+++ b/common/fdlimit/fdlimit_unix.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func Raise(max uint64) (uint64, error) {
 	if err := syscall.Setrlimit(syscall.RLIMIT_NOFILE, &limit); err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
-	// Find out what it landed on
+	// MacOS can silently apply further caps, so retrieve the actually set limit
 	if err := syscall.Getrlimit(syscall.RLIMIT_NOFILE, &limit); err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}