diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index f74b0f7..ea07be2 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@
   (appt-activate +1)
   (savehist-mode 1)
 
+  ;; We explicitly load abbreviations here, because `abbrev-file-name’ may have
+  ;; been changed by customize.  Since customizations are only loaded via
+  ;; `after-init-hook’, relying on Emacs to automatically loading abbreviations
+  ;; would be too late.
+
   (with-demoted-errors "Cannot load abbreviations: %s"
     (quietly-read-abbrev-file))