diff --git a/src/boot/bootctl.c b/src/boot/bootctl.c
index 72bdb7e6b1..e2900291bf 100644
--- a/src/boot/bootctl.c
+++ b/src/boot/bootctl.c
@@ -1932,6 +1932,8 @@ static int verb_install(int argc, char *argv[], void *userdata) {
         bool install, graceful;
         int r;
 
+        /* Invoked for both "update" and "install" */
+
         install = streq(argv[0], "install");
         graceful = !install && arg_graceful; /* support graceful mode for updates */