diff --git a/src/clj/com/rpl/specter.cljc b/src/clj/com/rpl/specter.cljc
index 5e48d45..d05c6a8 100644
--- a/src/clj/com/rpl/specter.cljc
+++ b/src/clj/com/rpl/specter.cljc
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 
             [com.rpl.specter.util-macros :refer
               [doseqres]]))
+  ;; workaround for cljs bug that emits warnings for vars named the same as a
+  ;; private var in cljs.core (in this case `NONE`, added as private var to
+  ;; cljs.core with 1.9.562)
   #?(:cljs (:refer-clojure :exclude [NONE]))
 
   (:use [com.rpl.specter.protocols :only [ImplicitNav RichNavigator]]
diff --git a/src/clj/com/rpl/specter/impl.cljc b/src/clj/com/rpl/specter/impl.cljc
index f21c220..3338776 100644
--- a/src/clj/com/rpl/specter/impl.cljc
+++ b/src/clj/com/rpl/specter/impl.cljc
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
   #?(:cljs (:require-macros
             [com.rpl.specter.util-macros
              :refer [doseqres mk-comp-navs mk-late-fn mk-late-fn-records]]))
+  ;; workaround for cljs bug that emits warnings for vars named the same as a
+  ;; private var in cljs.core (in this case `NONE`, added as private var to
+  ;; cljs.core with 1.9.562)
   #?(:cljs (:refer-clojure :exclude [NONE]))
   (:use [com.rpl.specter.protocols :only
           [select* transform* collect-val RichNavigator]]