diff --git a/bin/varnishd/cache/cache_lck.c b/bin/varnishd/cache/cache_lck.c
index ee3d9a47386..8f33dee8c4e 100644
--- a/bin/varnishd/cache/cache_lck.c
+++ b/bin/varnishd/cache/cache_lck.c
@@ -271,6 +271,9 @@ Lck_CondWaitUntil(pthread_cond_t *cond, struct lock *lck, vtim_real when)
 			errno = pthread_cond_timedwait(cond, &ilck->mtx, &ts);
 		}
 #endif
+		/* We should never observe EINTR, but we have in the past. For
+		 * example when sanitizers are enabled.
+		 */
 		assert(errno == 0 ||
 		    errno == ETIMEDOUT ||
 		    errno == EINTR);