diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/typeresolution/ClassTypeResolver.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/typeresolution/ClassTypeResolver.java
index 76668f7822..ebb3aec9b9 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/typeresolution/ClassTypeResolver.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/typeresolution/ClassTypeResolver.java
@@ -508,6 +508,7 @@ public class ClassTypeResolver extends JavaParserVisitorAdapter {
                             + typeToSearch.getType() + " due to: " + e;
                     LOG.log(Level.WARNING, message);
                 }
+                // TODO : report a missing class once we start doing that...
                 return null;
             }