diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodelrolesupdater.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodelrolesupdater.cpp
index 0012e99c1c..3828f0979c 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodelrolesupdater.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodelrolesupdater.cpp
@@ -1218,7 +1218,6 @@ void KFileItemModelRolesUpdater::applySortRole(int index)
     QHash<QByteArray, QVariant> data;
     const KFileItem item = m_model->fileItem(index);
 
-    // Despite the name, this handles both sorting and grouping, as they happen at the same time (resorting items).
     if (m_model->sortRole() == "type" || m_model->groupRole() == "type") {
         if (!item.isMimeTypeKnown()) {
             item.determineMimeType();
diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodelrolesupdater.h b/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodelrolesupdater.h
index aa9ca5fc0e..df3a942262 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodelrolesupdater.h
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodelrolesupdater.h
@@ -315,6 +315,8 @@ private:
 
     /**
      * Resolves the sort role of the item and applies it to the model.
+     * Despite the name, this handles both sorting and grouping, as 
+     * regrouping never happens without resorting at the same time.
      */
     void applySortRole(int index);