diff --git a/crypto/evp/evp_enc.c b/crypto/evp/evp_enc.c
index 4314b43719..2b62bf64d2 100644
--- a/crypto/evp/evp_enc.c
+++ b/crypto/evp/evp_enc.c
@@ -524,6 +524,11 @@ int EVP_DecryptFinal_ex(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, unsigned char *out, int *outl)
 			return(0);
 			}
 		OPENSSL_assert(b <= sizeof ctx->final);
+
+		/*
+		 * The following assumes that the ciphertext has been authenticated.
+		 * Otherwise it provides a padding oracle.
+		 */
 		n=ctx->final[b-1];
 		if (n == 0 || n > (int)b)
 			{