diff --git a/wt-status-deserialize.c b/wt-status-deserialize.c
index dc3043b24f380c..4c1f3164dec888 100644
--- a/wt-status-deserialize.c
+++ b/wt-status-deserialize.c
@@ -536,6 +536,7 @@ static int wt_deserialize_fd(const struct wt_status *cmd_s, struct wt_status *de
 	/* show_branch */
 	/* show_stash */
 	/* hints */
+	/* ahead_behind_flags */
 	if (cmd_s->detect_rename != des_s->detect_rename) {
 		trace_printf_key(&trace_deserialize, "reject: detect_rename");
 		return DESERIALIZE_ERR;
diff --git a/wt-status-serialize.c b/wt-status-serialize.c
index 6e26baa7f1fb62..83c6c396f0053f 100644
--- a/wt-status-serialize.c
+++ b/wt-status-serialize.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ static void wt_serialize_v1_header(struct wt_status *s, int fd)
 	/* show_branch */
 	/* show_stash */
 	packet_write_fmt(fd, "hints %d\n", s->hints);
+	/* ahead_behind_flags */
 	packet_write_fmt(fd, "detect_rename %d\n", s->detect_rename);
 	packet_write_fmt(fd, "rename_score %d\n", s->rename_score);
 	packet_write_fmt(fd, "rename_limit %d\n", s->rename_limit);