diff --git a/cc/object.go b/cc/object.go
index b9c57429d..c9ca07acc 100644
--- a/cc/object.go
+++ b/cc/object.go
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ type objectLinker struct {
 	Properties ObjectLinkerProperties
 }
 
+// cc_object runs the compiler without running the linker. It is rarely
+// necessary, but sometimes used to generate .s files from .c files to use as
+// input to a cc_genrule module.
 func ObjectFactory() android.Module {
 	module := newBaseModule(android.HostAndDeviceSupported, android.MultilibBoth)
 	module.linker = &objectLinker{