diff --git a/src/or/hs_descriptor.c b/src/or/hs_descriptor.c
index 3a536e76a7..c48d717d92 100644
--- a/src/or/hs_descriptor.c
+++ b/src/or/hs_descriptor.c
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ desc_encrypted_data_free_contents(hs_desc_encrypted_data_t *desc)
   memwipe(desc, 0, sizeof(*desc));
 }
 
+/* === ENCODING === */
 
 /* Encode the given link specifier objects into a newly allocated string.
  * This can't fail so caller can always assume a valid string being