diff --git a/lib/Target/ARM/AsmPrinter/ARMAsmPrinter.cpp b/lib/Target/ARM/AsmPrinter/ARMAsmPrinter.cpp
index bf685c19ae9..ba736e3c077 100644
--- a/lib/Target/ARM/AsmPrinter/ARMAsmPrinter.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/ARM/AsmPrinter/ARMAsmPrinter.cpp
@@ -1132,6 +1132,11 @@ void ARMAsmPrinter::EmitEndOfAsmFile(Module &M) {
           OutStreamer.EmitIntValue(0, 4/*size*/, 0/*addrspace*/);
         else
           // Internal to current translation unit.
+          //
+          // When we place the LSDA into the TEXT section, the type info pointers
+          // need to be indirect and pc-rel. We accomplish this by using NLPs.
+          // However, sometimes the types are local to the file. So we need to
+          // fill in the value for the NLP in those cases.
           OutStreamer.EmitValue(MCSymbolRefExpr::Create(MCSym.getPointer(),
                                                         OutContext),
                                 4/*size*/, 0/*addrspace*/);
diff --git a/lib/Target/PowerPC/AsmPrinter/PPCAsmPrinter.cpp b/lib/Target/PowerPC/AsmPrinter/PPCAsmPrinter.cpp
index 715ddd10f68..5adefd39c51 100644
--- a/lib/Target/PowerPC/AsmPrinter/PPCAsmPrinter.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/PowerPC/AsmPrinter/PPCAsmPrinter.cpp
@@ -811,6 +811,11 @@ bool PPCDarwinAsmPrinter::doFinalization(Module &M) {
         OutStreamer.EmitIntValue(0, isPPC64 ? 8 : 4/*size*/, 0/*addrspace*/);
       else
         // Internal to current translation unit.
+        //
+        // When we place the LSDA into the TEXT section, the type info pointers
+        // need to be indirect and pc-rel. We accomplish this by using NLPs.
+        // However, sometimes the types are local to the file. So we need to
+        // fill in the value for the NLP in those cases.
         OutStreamer.EmitValue(MCSymbolRefExpr::Create(MCSym.getPointer(),
                                                       OutContext),
                               isPPC64 ? 8 : 4/*size*/, 0/*addrspace*/);