diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb
index 28b2bd7d78..227bedacd0 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb
@@ -295,6 +295,8 @@ module Homebrew
       return
     end
 
+    # We don't seem to get good search results when the tap is specified
+    # so we might as well return early.
     return if name.include?("/")
 
     ohai "Searching for similarly named formulae and casks..."