diff --git a/www-client/chromium/chromium-87.0.4280.66.ebuild b/www-client/chromium/chromium-87.0.4280.66.ebuild
index 40f01bffb8c92..7a2aa7d27ef9b 100644
--- a/www-client/chromium/chromium-87.0.4280.66.ebuild
+++ b/www-client/chromium/chromium-87.0.4280.66.ebuild
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ BDEPEND="
 	js-type-check? ( virtual/jre )
 "
 
+# These are intended for ebuild maintainer use to force clang if GCC is broken.
 : ${CHROMIUM_FORCE_CLANG=no}
 : ${CHROMIUM_FORCE_LIBCXX=no}
 
diff --git a/www-client/chromium/chromium-88.0.4324.11.ebuild b/www-client/chromium/chromium-88.0.4324.11.ebuild
index 2058024626034..f4abb901d7fb2 100644
--- a/www-client/chromium/chromium-88.0.4324.11.ebuild
+++ b/www-client/chromium/chromium-88.0.4324.11.ebuild
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ BDEPEND="
 	js-type-check? ( virtual/jre )
 "
 
+# These are intended for ebuild maintainer use to force clang if GCC is broken.
 : ${CHROMIUM_FORCE_CLANG=no}
 : ${CHROMIUM_FORCE_LIBCXX=no}