diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jaxlib/bin.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jaxlib/bin.nix
index 6e70b24f67da..3504c6bf3204 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jaxlib/bin.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jaxlib/bin.nix
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     done
   '';
 
-  # pip dependencies and optionally cudatoolkit.
+  # pip dependencies and optionally cudatoolkit. Note that cudatoolkit is
+  # necessary since jaxlib looks for "ptxas" in $PATH.
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ absl-py flatbuffers scipy ] ++ lib.optional cudaSupport cudatoolkit_11;
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "jaxlib" ];