diff --git a/compiler/lookups.nim b/compiler/lookups.nim
index c08e2ce5ce..9b7ccf93a0 100644
--- a/compiler/lookups.nim
+++ b/compiler/lookups.nim
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ import
 
 proc ensureNoMissingOrUnusedSymbols(scope: PScope)
 
-proc considerAccents*(n: PNode): PIdent = 
+proc considerAccents*(n: PNode): PIdent =
+  ## Retrieve a PIdent from a PNode, taking into account accent nodes.
   case n.kind
   of nkIdent: result = n.ident
   of nkSym: result = n.sym.name