diff --git a/libraries/liblutil/sha1.c b/libraries/liblutil/sha1.c
index 2bc0ba075c..032c6de3ce 100644
--- a/libraries/liblutil/sha1.c
+++ b/libraries/liblutil/sha1.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
 #include "lutil_sha1.h"
 
+/* undefining this will cause pointer alignment errors */
 #define SHA1HANDSOFF		/* Copies data before messing with it. */
 #define rol(value, bits) (((value) << (bits)) | ((value) >> (32 - (bits))))