diff --git a/vp8/common/quant_common.c b/vp8/common/quant_common.c
index a0b212cc4..05f921070 100644
--- a/vp8/common/quant_common.c
+++ b/vp8/common/quant_common.c
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ int vp8_ac2quant(int QIndex, int Delta)
     else if (QIndex < 0)
         QIndex = 0;
 
+    /* For all x in [0..284], x*155/100 is bitwise equal to (x*101581) >> 16.
+     * The smallest precision for that is '(x*6349) >> 12' but 16 is a good
+     * word size. */
     retval = (ac_qlookup[ QIndex ] * 101581) >> 16;
 
     if (retval < 8)