diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/plugins/codeowners/restapi/AbstractGetCodeOwnersForPath.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/plugins/codeowners/restapi/AbstractGetCodeOwnersForPath.java
index 6f11173..6b5b28d 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/plugins/codeowners/restapi/AbstractGetCodeOwnersForPath.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/plugins/codeowners/restapi/AbstractGetCodeOwnersForPath.java
@@ -204,6 +204,11 @@
             }
           }
 
+          // We always need to iterate over all relevant OWNERS files (even if the limit has already
+          // been reached).
+          // This is needed to collect distance scores for code owners that are mentioned in the
+          // more distant OWNERS files. Those become relevant if further scores are applied later
+          // (e.g. the score for current reviewers of the change).
           return true;
         });