diff --git a/bindings/preimage.go b/bindings/preimage.go
index 99c034584261fa71bcfa38af80d837fb073989ba..3117369675d4ec73c1454446bf056645be77c96d 100644
--- a/bindings/preimage.go
+++ b/bindings/preimage.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ func (c *Client) GetPreimages(identity []byte) (string, error) {
 	return string(marshaled), err
 }
 
+// hack on getPreimages so it works on iOS per https://github.com/golang/go/issues/46893
 func (c *Client) GetPreimagesHack(dummy string, identity []byte) (string, error) {
 
 	iid := &id.ID{}