diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir.h b/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
index edae673bfa6..0f3578e7f8a 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
@@ -3246,10 +3246,14 @@ typedef struct nir_shader {
 
    /** Constant data associated with this shader.
     *
-    * Constant data is loaded through load_constant intrinsics.  See also
-    * nir_opt_large_constants.
+    * Constant data is loaded through load_constant intrinsics (as compared to
+    * the NIR load_const instructions which have the constant value inlined
+    * into them).  This is usually generated by nir_opt_large_constants (so
+    * shaders don't have to load_const into a temporary array when they want
+    * to indirect on a const array).
     */
    void *constant_data;
+   /** Size of the constant data associated with the shader, in bytes */
    unsigned constant_data_size;
 } nir_shader;