diff --git a/util/tarlayerformat.py b/util/tarlayerformat.py
index 3e195a616..111e0f731 100644
--- a/util/tarlayerformat.py
+++ b/util/tarlayerformat.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class TarLayerFormat(object):
           clone = copy.deepcopy(tar_info)
           clone.name = os.path.join(self.path_prefix, clone.name)
 
-          # If the entry is a link of some kind, and it is not relative, then prefix it as well.
+          # If the entry is a *hard* link, then prefix it as well. Soft links are relative.
           if clone.linkname and clone.type == tarfile.LNKTYPE:
             clone.linkname = os.path.join(self.path_prefix, clone.linkname)