diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/instructions.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/instructions.ts
index bd9cb4245f..6df56f3a38 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/instructions.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/instructions/instructions.ts
@@ -1170,7 +1170,8 @@ export function elementAttribute(
 
 // TODO: Remove this when the issue is resolved.
 /**
- * Tsickle freaked out over a function returning itself
+ * Tsickle has a bug where it creates an infinite loop for a function returning itself.
+ * This is a temporary type that will be removed when the issue is resolved.
  * https://github.com/angular/tsickle/issues/1009)
  */
 export type TsickleIssue1009 = any;