diff --git a/src/ucp/wireup/select.c b/src/ucp/wireup/select.c
index 27eb8e2893e..e2ec338e81a 100644
--- a/src/ucp/wireup/select.c
+++ b/src/ucp/wireup/select.c
@@ -991,6 +991,8 @@ static double ucp_wireup_rma_score_func(const ucp_worker_iface_t *wiface,
         local_bw = ucp_tl_iface_bandwidth(wiface->worker->context,
                                           &wiface->attr.bandwidth);
     } else {
+        /* Compare BW including local distance to prevent EP reconfiguration
+         * since remote distance is included to remote_addr*/
         local_bw = ucp_wireup_iface_bw_distance(wiface);
     }