diff --git a/libs/filer/filer.go b/libs/filer/filer.go
index 4d6facbe5..b5be4c3c2 100644
--- a/libs/filer/filer.go
+++ b/libs/filer/filer.go
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ type WriteMode int
 const writeModePerm = WriteMode(fs.ModePerm)
 
 const (
+	// Note: these constants are defined as powers of 2 to support combining them using a bit-wise OR.
+	// They starts from the 10th bit (permission mask + 1) to avoid conflicts with the permission bits.
 	OverwriteIfExists WriteMode = (writeModePerm + 1) << iota
 	CreateParentDirectories
 )