diff --git a/src/quicklist.h b/src/quicklist.h
index f17834b99..3d33634f5 100644
--- a/src/quicklist.h
+++ b/src/quicklist.h
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
  * container: 2 bits, PLAIN=1 (a single item as char array), PACKED=2 (listpack with multiple items).
  * recompress: 1 bit, bool, true if node is temporary decompressed for usage.
  * attempted_compress: 1 bit, boolean, used for verifying during testing.
- * extra: 10 bits, free for future use; pads out the remainder of 32 bits */
+ * dont_compress: 1 bit, boolean, used for preventing compression of entry.
+ * extra: 9 bits, free for future use; pads out the remainder of 32 bits */
 typedef struct quicklistNode {
     struct quicklistNode *prev;
     struct quicklistNode *next;