diff --git a/lib/core/macros.nim b/lib/core/macros.nim
index d9e89e7f15..5d852cdb11 100644
--- a/lib/core/macros.nim
+++ b/lib/core/macros.nim
@@ -720,6 +720,7 @@ proc ident*(name: string): NimNode {.compileTime,inline.} = newIdentNode(name)
   ## Create a new ident node from a string
 
 iterator items*(n: NimNode): NimNode {.inline.} =
+  ## Iterates over the children of the NimNode ``n``.
   for i in 0 ..< n.len:
     yield n[i]