diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/colima/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/colima/default.nix
index 0e0f97562a21..4654b4b56ab4 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/colima/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/colima/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 , colima
 }:
 
+# use lima-bin on darwin to support native macOS virtualization
+# https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/209171
 let lima-drv = if stdenv.isDarwin then lima-bin else lima;
 in
 buildGoModule rec {