diff --git a/drivers/regulator/virtual.c b/drivers/regulator/virtual.c
index a38d42b..45ebbc2 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/virtual.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/virtual.c
@@ -226,6 +226,10 @@
 	unsigned int mode;
 	int ret;
 
+	/*
+	 * sysfs_streq() doesn't need the \n's, but we add them so the strings
+	 * will be shared with show_mode(), above.
+	 */
 	if (sysfs_streq(buf, "fast\n") == 0)
 		mode = REGULATOR_MODE_FAST;
 	else if (sysfs_streq(buf, "normal\n") == 0)