diff --git a/src/tools/toolstate.toml b/src/tools/toolstate.toml
index 3f0d13b585c40..b29e505c3b09e 100644
--- a/src/tools/toolstate.toml
+++ b/src/tools/toolstate.toml
@@ -32,4 +32,5 @@ clippy = "Testing"
 rls = "Broken"
 
 # ping @nrc
+# when breaking rustfmt, always break rls as well
 rustfmt = "Broken"