diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
index 69d828808b..0544696164 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
@@ -2551,6 +2551,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
         public void AggregateInnerPerms()
         {
+            // assuming child prims permissions masks are irrelevant on a linkset
+            // root part is handle at SOG since its masks are the sog masks
             const uint mask = (uint)PermissionMask.AllEffective;
 
             uint owner = mask;