diff --git a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/builditem/nativeimage/ReflectiveHierarchyBuildItem.java b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/builditem/nativeimage/ReflectiveHierarchyBuildItem.java
index 54b7c35d01ffe..7e3f44d2eaa82 100644
--- a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/builditem/nativeimage/ReflectiveHierarchyBuildItem.java
+++ b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/builditem/nativeimage/ReflectiveHierarchyBuildItem.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
  * register the following:
  * <p>
  * - Superclasses
+ * - Subclasses
  * - Component types of collections
  * - Types used in bean properties (if method reflection is enabled)
  * - Field types (if field reflection is enabled)