diff --git a/crates/uv-resolver/src/lock/mod.rs b/crates/uv-resolver/src/lock/mod.rs
index d5f9485ba..ba9150b6f 100644
--- a/crates/uv-resolver/src/lock/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/uv-resolver/src/lock/mod.rs
@@ -1445,6 +1445,8 @@ impl Lock {
             queue.push_back(root);
         }
 
+        // Unlike path dependencies, Git dependencies are immutable. Their sources cannot change
+        // without the hashes changing, so we know their indexes are still present.
         while let Some(package) = queue.pop_front() {
             // If the lockfile references an index that was not provided, we can't validate it.
             if let Source::Registry(index) = &package.id.source {
diff --git a/crates/uv/tests/it/lock.rs b/crates/uv/tests/it/lock.rs
index e0e04c118..62575de31 100644
--- a/crates/uv/tests/it/lock.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/tests/it/lock.rs
@@ -27559,7 +27559,7 @@ fn lock_conflict_for_disjoint_platform() -> Result<()> {
 }
 
 /// Test that lockfile validation includes explicit indexes from path dependencies.
-/// `<https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/issues/11419>`
+/// <https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/issues/11419>
 #[test]
 fn lock_path_dependency_explicit_index() -> Result<()> {
     let context = TestContext::new("3.12");