diff --git a/platform/core-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/plugins/IdeaPluginDescriptorImpl.kt b/platform/core-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/plugins/IdeaPluginDescriptorImpl.kt
index 683e5b328855..fe06d843ade6 100644
--- a/platform/core-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/plugins/IdeaPluginDescriptorImpl.kt
+++ b/platform/core-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/plugins/IdeaPluginDescriptorImpl.kt
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ sealed class IdeaPluginDescriptorImpl(
   @Transient
   var jarFiles: List<Path>? = null
 
+  /** **DO NOT USE** outside plugin subsystem internal code. It is public now due to an unfinished migration */
   var isMarkedForLoading: Boolean = true
   private var _pluginClassLoader: ClassLoader? = null