1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/connect.c b/connect.c
index f6b8ba6fec..958c831e43 100644
--- a/connect.c
+++ b/connect.c
@@ -579,7 +579,10 @@ struct child_process *git_connect(int fd[2], const char *url_orig,
 			git_tcp_connect(fd, host, flags);
 		/*
 		 * Separate original protocol components prog and path
-		 * from extended components with a NUL byte.
+		 * from extended host header with a NUL byte.
+		 *
+		 * Note: Do not add any other headers here!  Doing so
+		 * will cause older git-daemon servers to crash.
 		 */
 		packet_write(fd[1],
 			     "%s %s%chost=%s%c",