diff --git a/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting.rs b/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting.rs
index c5098189b39e..9e8419c5f84b 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting.rs
@@ -579,7 +579,8 @@ fn highlight_element(
                 return None;
             }
 
-            // FIXME account for alignment... somehow
+            // FIXME This needs layout computation to be correct. It will highlight
+            // more than it should with the current implementation.
 
             Highlight::new(HighlightTag::Operator) | HighlightModifier::Unsafe
         }