diff --git a/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/Objects.java b/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/Objects.java
index 82026efb6..30b1e0118 100755
--- a/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/Objects.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/Objects.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ enum Objects {
         return Arrays.hashCode(values);
     }
 
+    // use the same API as Java 8's Objects.equals
     static boolean equals(@Nullable Object a, @Nullable Object b) {
         return a != null ? a.equals(b) : b == null;
     }