diff --git a/src/system/kernel/elf.cpp b/src/system/kernel/elf.cpp
index 48a49b1c92..a347c981d0 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/elf.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/elf.cpp
@@ -1235,6 +1235,9 @@ symbol_found:
 }
 
 
+/*!	Tries to find a matching user symbol for the given address.
+	Note that the given team's address must already be in effect.
+*/
 status_t
 elf_debug_lookup_user_symbol_address(struct team* team, addr_t address,
 	addr_t *_baseAddress, const char **_symbolName, const char **_imageName,