diff --git a/conf.d/vm.mk b/conf.d/vm.mk
index b8ab69c9..01534bad 100644
--- a/conf.d/vm.mk
+++ b/conf.d/vm.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # virtual machines
 ifeq (vm,$(IMAGE_CLASS))
 
+# NB: interactivesystem pulls in network-config-subsystem anyways
 vm/bare: vm/.bare +sysvinit
 	@$(call add,BASE_PACKAGES,apt)