diff --git a/cbackend.cpp b/cbackend.cpp
index 4c13ba20..4afc60e5 100644
--- a/cbackend.cpp
+++ b/cbackend.cpp
@@ -4517,7 +4517,7 @@ void CWriter::visitAtomicCmpXchgInst(llvm::AtomicCmpXchgInst &ACXI) {
     Out << ", ";
     writeOperand(ACXI.getNewValOperand());
     Out << "), ";
-    Out << "true"; // The result of the instruction is always success
+    Out << "true /* There is no way to learn the value of this bit inside ISPC, so making it constant */"; 
     Out << ")";
 }