diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/binding-this-each-key/main.svelte b/test/runtime/samples/binding-this-each-key/main.svelte
index c288eb1656..cff2ffa226 100644
--- a/test/runtime/samples/binding-this-each-key/main.svelte
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/binding-this-each-key/main.svelte
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 	export let refs = [];
 
+	// note that this is NOT data.slice().reverse()
+	// as that wouldn't have triggered an infinite loop
 	$: list = data.reverse();
 </script>