diff --git a/django/db/migrations/state.py b/django/db/migrations/state.py
index 1328b41b7b..c6386d2b9b 100644
--- a/django/db/migrations/state.py
+++ b/django/db/migrations/state.py
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ class AppConfigStub(AppConfig):
 
     def __init__(self, label):
         self.label = label
+        # App-label and app-name are not the same thing, so technically passing
+        # in the label here is wrong. In practice, migrations don't care about
+        # the app name, but we need something unique, and the label works fine.
         super(AppConfigStub, self).__init__(label, None)
 
     def import_models(self, all_models):