diff --git a/src/TODO b/src/TODO
index 698a253e9..04fd0342e 100644
--- a/src/TODO
+++ b/src/TODO
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ string.
 
 REGRESSION: Allow minimal functionality on read-only filesystems.
 
+Don't rely on temporary scripts being executable.  Run shell explicitly.
+
 When using included S-Lang, don't fill empty areas with spaces (' '),
 because they are copied to the buffer when doing cut and paste.