diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index df506b7873..3d161bc996 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2416,6 +2416,7 @@ ukify = custom_target(
 if want_ukify
         public_programs += ukify
 
+        # symlink for backwards compatibility after rename
         meson.add_install_script(sh, '-c',
                                  ln_s.format(bindir / 'ukify',
                                              libexecdir / 'ukify'))
diff --git a/src/resolve/meson.build b/src/resolve/meson.build
index 0f62d09087..2c34dc5032 100644
--- a/src/resolve/meson.build
+++ b/src/resolve/meson.build
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ if conf.get('ENABLE_RESOLVE') == 1
                                  ln_s.format(bindir / 'resolvectl',
                                              sbindir / 'resolvconf'))
 
+        # symlink for backwards compatibility after rename
         meson.add_install_script(sh, '-c',
                                  ln_s.format(bindir / 'resolvectl',
                                              bindir / 'systemd-resolve'))