diff --git a/src/libstd/sys/unix/alloc.rs b/src/libstd/sys/unix/alloc.rs
index c5b6a360dd34..4ac66230e6ed 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sys/unix/alloc.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sys/unix/alloc.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ unsafe impl GlobalAlloc for System {
     unsafe fn alloc(&self, layout: Layout) -> *mut u8 {
         // jemalloc provides alignment less than MIN_ALIGN for small allocations.
         // So only rely on MIN_ALIGN if size >= align.
-        // Also see <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/45955>.
+        // Also see <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/45955> and
+        // <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/62251#issuecomment-507580914>.
         if layout.align() <= MIN_ALIGN && layout.align() <= layout.size() {
             libc::malloc(layout.size()) as *mut u8
         } else {
@@ -25,9 +26,7 @@ unsafe impl GlobalAlloc for System {
 
     #[inline]
     unsafe fn alloc_zeroed(&self, layout: Layout) -> *mut u8 {
-        // jemalloc provides alignment less than MIN_ALIGN for small allocations.
-        // So only rely on MIN_ALIGN if size >= align.
-        // Also see <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/45955>.
+        // See the comment above in `alloc` for why this check looks the way it does.
         if layout.align() <= MIN_ALIGN && layout.align() <= layout.size() {
             libc::calloc(layout.size(), 1) as *mut u8
         } else {