diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/parser/num_parser.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/parser/num_parser.rs
index 3fc681645..751373654 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/parser/num_parser.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/parser/num_parser.rs
@@ -546,6 +546,9 @@ pub(crate) fn parse<'a>(
     target: ParseTarget,
     allowed_suffixes: &[(char, u32)],
 ) -> Result<ExtendedBigDecimal, ExtendedParserError<'a, ExtendedBigDecimal>> {
+    // Note: literals with ' and " prefixes are parsed earlier on in argument parsing,
+    // before UTF-8 conversion.
+
     let trimmed_input = input.trim_ascii_start();
 
     // Initial minus/plus sign