diff --git a/internal/chart/v3/util/dependencies.go b/internal/chart/v3/util/dependencies.go
index e28288663..dd778d1d3 100644
--- a/internal/chart/v3/util/dependencies.go
+++ b/internal/chart/v3/util/dependencies.go
@@ -216,11 +216,11 @@ Loop:
 	// recursively call self to process sub dependencies
 	for _, t := range cd {
 		// When a dependency uses an alias, cvals[path][alias] may be missing keys
-		// that were coalesced into cvals[originalName] by ancestor CoalesceValues
-		// calls (which used the original chart name, not the alias). To correct
-		// this, we backfill any missing keys from the top-level entry into the
-		// nested path entry. The nested entry is authoritative: if a key exists
-		// in both, the nested (alias-keyed) value wins.
+		// that were instead placed in cvals[t.Metadata.Name] at the current values root by
+		// earlier CoalesceValues calls (which coalesce against the full values tree, not the
+		// path-scoped subtable). Backfill any missing keys into the path-scoped entry so
+		// condition checks see chart defaults; path-scoped values remain authoritative and
+		// win on conflicts.
 		if path != "" {
 			if pt, err := cvals.Table(strings.TrimSuffix(path, ".")); err == nil {
 				if top, ok := cvals[t.Metadata.Name].(map[string]interface{}); ok {