diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read.hs
index 2c2abb6b3..81d7be828 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read.hs
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ ensureJournalFile f = do
   exists <- doesFileExist f
   when (not exists) $ do
     hPrintf stderr "Creating hledger journal file \"%s\".\n" f
+    -- note Hledger.Utils.UTF8.* do no line ending conversion on windows,
+    -- we currently require unix line endings on all platforms.
     newJournalContent >>= writeFile f
 
 -- | Give the content for a new auto-created journal file.