diff --git a/py/gc.c b/py/gc.c
index b333c517d4..dcf07c6467 100644
--- a/py/gc.c
+++ b/py/gc.c
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ bool gc_is_locked(void) {
     return MP_STATE_THREAD(gc_lock_depth) != 0;
 }
 
+// CIRCUITPY-CHANGE
 bool gc_ptr_on_heap(void *ptr) {
     for (mp_state_mem_area_t *area = &MP_STATE_MEM(area); area != NULL; area = NEXT_AREA(area)) {
         if (ptr >= (void *)area->gc_pool_start   // must be above start of pool
diff --git a/py/gc.h b/py/gc.h
index 6a2a4856e3..22b958980f 100644
--- a/py/gc.h
+++ b/py/gc.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ void *gc_realloc(void *ptr, size_t n_bytes, bool allow_move);
 // very sparingly because it can leak memory.
 bool gc_never_free(void *ptr);
 
+// CIRCUITPY-CHANGE
 // True if the pointer is on the MP heap. Doesn't require that it is the start
 // of a block.
 bool gc_ptr_on_heap(void *ptr);