diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/formatting.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/formatting.c
index ddb89c463bceb282c945eb19790bd3d902009515..25af8a212b825b9446bfbf16093ac6b6d8c281bf 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/formatting.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/formatting.c
@@ -3504,8 +3504,10 @@ do_to_timestamp(text *date_txt, text *fmt,
 		if (tmfc.bc)
 			tmfc.cc = -tmfc.cc;
 		if (tmfc.cc >= 0)
+			/* +1 becuase 21st century started in 2001 */
 			tm->tm_year = (tmfc.cc - 1) * 100 + 1;
 		else
+			/* +1 because year == 599 is 600 BC */
 			tm->tm_year = tmfc.cc * 100 + 1;
 	}