diff --git a/serde/src/ser/impls.rs b/serde/src/ser/impls.rs
index c254ac65..02705a78 100644
--- a/serde/src/ser/impls.rs
+++ b/serde/src/ser/impls.rs
@@ -915,6 +915,7 @@ macro_rules! atomic_impl {
                 where
                     S: Serializer,
                 {
+                    // Matches the atomic ordering used in libcore for the Debug impl
                     self.load(Ordering::SeqCst).serialize(serializer)
                 }
             }