diff --git a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/MarkupExtensions/StaticResourceExtension.cs b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/MarkupExtensions/StaticResourceExtension.cs
index f865f87220..add97a660b 100644
--- a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/MarkupExtensions/StaticResourceExtension.cs
+++ b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/MarkupExtensions/StaticResourceExtension.cs
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.MarkupExtensions
             if (provideTarget.TargetObject is IControl target &&
                 provideTarget.TargetProperty is PropertyInfo property)
             {
+                // This is stored locally to avoid allocating closure in the outer scope.
                 var localTargetType = targetType;
                 var localInstance = this;