diff --git a/git-lfs.spec b/git-lfs.spec
index 15bae68..15dcabf 100644
--- a/git-lfs.spec
+++ b/git-lfs.spec
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ BuildRequires:  perl-Digest-SHA
 BuildRequires:  git >= 1.8.2
 %endif
 
+# https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/commit/263bfd784aa0bb23e942033605fce6c870fc8e4f
+# 1.8.5 needed for macOS, but 1.8.2 sufficient for Linux.
 Requires:       git-core >= 1.8.2
 
 %description