diff --git a/pkg/lint/rules/deprecations.go b/pkg/lint/rules/deprecations.go
index c6ece659e..4095ae915 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/rules/deprecations.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/rules/deprecations.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func (e deprecatedAPIError) Error() string {
 }
 
 func validateNoDeprecations(resource *K8sYamlStruct) error {
-	// resource is not a resource
+	// if `resource` does not have an APIVersion or Kind, we cannot test it for deprecation
 	if resource.APIVersion == "" {
 		return nil
 	}