diff --git a/lib/async_hooks.js b/lib/async_hooks.js
index e10a7e0edc06de..d5c7c116434c0b 100644
--- a/lib/async_hooks.js
+++ b/lib/async_hooks.js
@@ -368,6 +368,8 @@ function emitHookFactory(symbol, name) {
       restoreTmpHooks();
     }
   };
+  // Set the name property of the anonymous function as it looks good in the
+  // stack trace.
   Object.defineProperty(fn, 'name', {
     value: name
   });