diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/layer.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/layer.rs
index c36aa197bc..7895014ebc 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/layer.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/layer.rs
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ impl Layer {
     ///
     /// If for a bad luck or blocking of the executor, we miss the actual eviction and the layer is
     /// re-downloaded, [`EvictionError::Downloaded`] is returned.
+    ///
+    /// Cancellation safe.
     pub(crate) async fn evict_and_wait(
         &self,
         rtc: &RemoteTimelineClient,