diff --git a/collects/scribble/lp/lang/reader.rkt b/collects/scribble/lp/lang/reader.rkt
index 4ddadb03..70493a1c 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/lp/lang/reader.rkt
+++ b/collects/scribble/lp/lang/reader.rkt
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ scribble/lp/lang/lang
 #:read read-inside
 #:read-syntax read-syntax-inside
 #:whole-body-readers? #t
-#:info (scribble-base-info)
+;; don't use scribble-base-info for the #:info arg, since
+;; scribble/lp files are not directly scribble'able.
 #:language-info (scribble-base-language-info)
 
 (require scribble/reader