diff --git a/pkgs/applications/backup/timeshift/unwrapped.nix b/pkgs/applications/backup/timeshift/unwrapped.nix
index cb62703ab37c..8b26c3ca0f28 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/backup/timeshift/unwrapped.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/backup/timeshift/unwrapped.nix
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     substituteInPlace ./src/Utility/IconManager.vala \
       --replace-fail "/usr/share" "$out/share"
 
+    # Substitute app_command to look for the `timeshift-gtk` in the same directory as the executed `timeshift-launcher`.
+    # Substitute the `pkexec ...` as a hack to run a GUI application like Timeshift as root without setting up the corresponding pkexec policy.
     substituteInPlace ./src/timeshift-launcher \
       --replace-fail "app_command='timeshift-gtk'" ${lib.escapeShellArg ''app_command="$(realpath "$(dirname "$0")")/timeshift-gtk"''} \
       --replace-fail ${lib.escapeShellArg ''pkexec ''${app_command}''} ${lib.escapeShellArg ''pkexec env DISPLAY="$DISPLAY" XAUTHORITY="$XAUTHORITY" "''${app_command}"''}