diff --git a/install b/install
index de896bbab3..7731f23834 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -39,8 +39,10 @@ else
   exit 1
 fi
 
+# mzscheme may be using shared libraries but in a standard place yet
 LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$pltdir/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+
 exec "$mz" -qC "$0" "$@"
 
 exit 1