diff --git a/volatility3/framework/plugins/yarascan.py b/volatility3/framework/plugins/yarascan.py
index b3c3acddf..ca8a91f84 100644
--- a/volatility3/framework/plugins/yarascan.py
+++ b/volatility3/framework/plugins/yarascan.py
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ class YaraScan(plugins.PluginInterface):
                                            description = "Yara rules (as a string)",
                                            optional = True),
             requirements.URIRequirement(name = "yara_file", description = "Yara rules (as a file)", optional = True),
+            # This additional requirement is to follow suit with upstream, who feel that compiled rules could potentially be used to execute malicious code
+            # As such, there's a separate option to run compiled files, as happened with yara-3.9 and later
             requirements.URIRequirement(name = "yara_compiled_file", description = "Yara compiled rules (as a file)", optional = True),
             requirements.IntRequirement(name = "max_size",
                                         default = 0x40000000,