diff --git a/instrumentation/resources/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/resources/ProcessResource.java b/instrumentation/resources/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/resources/ProcessResource.java
index 244e4cf5e1cb..666c2964d8e2 100644
--- a/instrumentation/resources/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/resources/ProcessResource.java
+++ b/instrumentation/resources/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/resources/ProcessResource.java
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ private static Resource doBuildResource() {
 
       String[] args = ProcessArguments.getProcessArguments();
       // This will only work with Java 9+ but provides everything except the executablePath.
+      // Argument array may be empty on Java 9+ when the command line is too long, see
+      // https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8345117
       if (args.length > 0) {
         List<String> commandArgs = new ArrayList<>(args.length + 1);
         commandArgs.add(executablePath.toString());