diff --git a/tests/run-pass/file_read.rs b/tests/run-pass/file_read.rs
index 93c986393b0..a60640d1b3c 100644
--- a/tests/run-pass/file_read.rs
+++ b/tests/run-pass/file_read.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::Read;
 
 fn main() {
+    // FIXME: create the file and delete it when `rm` is implemented.
     let mut file = File::open("./tests/hello.txt").unwrap();
     let mut contents = String::new();
     file.read_to_string(&mut contents).unwrap();