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diff --git a/fallback.c b/fallback.c
index d3179b6c..dab3d3dc 100644
--- a/fallback.c
+++ b/fallback.c
@@ -365,9 +365,13 @@ try_boot_csv(EFI_FILE_HANDLE fh, CHAR16 *dirname, CHAR16 *filename)
#endif
CHAR16 *start = buffer;
- /* If I create boot.csv with the efi shell's "edit" command,
- * it starts with 0xfeff. I assume there's some reason for this,
- * but it doesn't matter much to me...
+ /* The file may or may not start with the Unicode byte order marker.
+ * Sadness ensues. Since UEFI is defined as LE, I'm going to decree
+ * that these files must also be LE.
+ *
+ * IT IS THUS SO.
+ *
+ * But if we find the LE byte order marker, just skip it.
*/
if (*start == 0xfeff)
start++;