diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/fetchgithub/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/fetchgithub/default.nix
index 1283dcd7d25a..74659e559d49 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/fetchgithub/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/fetchgithub/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ lib.makeOverridable (
     varPrefix ? null,
     passthru ? { },
     meta ? { },
-    ... # For hash agility
+    ... # For hash agility and additional fetchgit arguments
   }@args:
 
   assert (