diff --git a/packages/SwingSet/src/kernel/kernel.js b/packages/SwingSet/src/kernel/kernel.js
index c2658797d1a..ac672d36f36 100644
--- a/packages/SwingSet/src/kernel/kernel.js
+++ b/packages/SwingSet/src/kernel/kernel.js
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ import { makeDeviceTranslators } from './deviceTranslator.js';
 import { notifyTermination } from './notifyTermination.js';
 import { makeVatAdminHooks } from './vat-admin-hooks.js';
 
+// FIXME TS5.6 Cannot find module '@agoric/swingset-liveslots',
+// apparently due to the "* as" import.
 /**
  * @import * as liveslots from '@agoric/swingset-liveslots';
  */