diff --git a/src/Mod/Arch/importIFC.py b/src/Mod/Arch/importIFC.py
index 23fc52ae45..57f530837f 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Arch/importIFC.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Arch/importIFC.py
@@ -837,6 +837,11 @@ def insert(filename,docname,skip=[],only=[],root=None,preferences=None):
                 project = product.Decomposes[0].RelatingObject
                 modelRC = next((rc for rc in project.RepresentationContexts if rc.ContextType == "Model"), None)
                 if modelRC and modelRC.TrueNorth:
+                    # If the y-part of TrueNorth is 0, then the x-part should be checked.
+                    # Declination would be -90° if x  >0 and +90° if x < 0
+                    # Only if x==0 then we can not determine TrueNorth.
+                    # But that would actually be an invalid IFC file, because the magnitude 
+                    # of the (twodimensional) direction vector for TrueNorth shall be greater than zero.
                     (x, y) = modelRC.TrueNorth.DirectionRatios[:2]
                     obj.Declination = ((math.degrees(math.atan2(y,x))-90+180)%360)-180
                     if (FreeCAD.GuiUp):