diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ee213d9..a2f8372 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# This is not the global .gitignore, that lives inside
+# `.config/git/ignore`.
+# This .gitignore is for this repo only.
 .DS_Store
 .vscode/
 .config/tmux/plugins