diff --git a/target/arm/mve.decode b/target/arm/mve.decode
index 595d97568e..fa9d921f93 100644
--- a/target/arm/mve.decode
+++ b/target/arm/mve.decode
@@ -364,6 +364,8 @@ VRSHRI_U          111 1 1111 1 . ... ... ... 0 0010 0 1 . 1 ... 0 @2_shr_h
 VRSHRI_U          111 1 1111 1 . ... ... ... 0 0010 0 1 . 1 ... 0 @2_shr_w
 
 # VSHLL T1 encoding; the T2 VSHLL encoding is elsewhere in this file
+# Note that VMOVL is encoded as "VSHLL with a zero shift count"; we
+# implement it that way rather than special-casing it in the decode.
 VSHLL_BS          111 0 1110 1 . 1 .. ... ... 0 1111 0 1 . 0 ... 0 @2_shll_b
 VSHLL_BS          111 0 1110 1 . 1 .. ... ... 0 1111 0 1 . 0 ... 0 @2_shll_h