diff --git a/ldap/parse.go b/ldap/parse.go
index 22a285c6c6d4f82694106852293f93f97a0b1f91..2aec0b26f9db2142f41b51b111bda36875e177ca 100644
--- a/ldap/parse.go
+++ b/ldap/parse.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"gopkg.in/ldap.v2"
 )
 
+// ParseScope parses a string representation of an LDAP scope into the
+// proper enum value.
 func ParseScope(s string) (int, error) {
 	switch s {
 	case "base":