diff --git a/Lib/test/test_hotshot.py b/Lib/test/test_hotshot.py
index ebd2aaa1153..db3c914b5bf 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_hotshot.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_hotshot.py
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ def next(self, index=None):
         try:
             return hotshot.log.LogReader.next(self)
         except (IndexError, StopIteration):
+            # XXX This fails on Windows because the named file is still
+            # XXX open.  Offhand I couldn't find an appropriate way to close
+            # XXX the file object, or even where the heck it is.  LogReader
+            # XXX in particular doesn't have a close() method.
             os.unlink(self.__logfn)
             raise