diff --git a/git-rebase--interactive.sh b/git-rebase--interactive.sh
index ac4d559f07..d9563ec46f 100755
--- a/git-rebase--interactive.sh
+++ b/git-rebase--interactive.sh
@@ -401,6 +401,9 @@ do
 #  pick = use commit
 #  edit = use commit, but stop for amending
 #  squash = use commit, but meld into previous commit
+#
+# If you remove a line here THAT COMMIT WILL BE LOST.
+#
 EOF
 		git rev-list $MERGES_OPTION --pretty=oneline --abbrev-commit \
 			--abbrev=7 --reverse $UPSTREAM..$HEAD | \