diff --git a/src/lib/shell/BUILD.gn b/src/lib/shell/BUILD.gn
index 785561bce02859..4f346dc7f9acc7 100644
--- a/src/lib/shell/BUILD.gn
+++ b/src/lib/shell/BUILD.gn
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ static_library("shell") {
              chip_device_platform == "SiWx917") {
     sources += [
       # Temporary workaround to prevent a circular dependecy while restructuring the silabs shell files
+      # Due to some odd dependency issue, we need the source file and the include_dir for the build to pass.
       "${chip_root}/examples/platform/silabs/shell/MatterShell.h",
       "MainLoopSilabs.cpp",
       "streamer_silabs.cpp",