diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 8cfcd77d7..c7e0285f9 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -299,6 +299,9 @@ impl<'a> Control<'a> {
 
         info!("Configuring misc stuff...");
 
+        // Disable tx gloming which transfers multiple packets in one request.
+        // 'glom' is short for "conglomerate" which means "gather together into
+        // a compact mass".
         self.set_iovar_u32("bus:txglom", 0).await;
         self.set_iovar_u32("apsta", 1).await;