diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/TcpTransport.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/TcpTransport.java
index 82b7aa8aed428..d3d1b93810d68 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/TcpTransport.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/TcpTransport.java
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ public TcpTransport(String transportName, Settings settings, ThreadPool threadPo
                     throw new IllegalArgumentException("feature settings must have default [true] value");
                 }
             });
+            // use a sorted set to present the features in a consistent order
             this.features = new TreeSet<>(defaultFeatures.names()).toArray(new String[defaultFeatures.names().size()]);
         }
     }