diff --git a/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js b/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js
index 0827326fad7782..1aa2f8c23b442a 100644
--- a/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js
+++ b/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@
                    `${JSON.stringify(name)}, displayErrors: true });\n`;
     const result = module._compile(script, `${name}-wrapper`);
     if (process._print_eval) console.log(result);
+    // Handle any nextTicks added in the first tick of the program.
     process._tickCallback();
   }