diff --git a/fetch.bs b/fetch.bs
index e9318b425..ad2f2c7d1 100755
--- a/fetch.bs
+++ b/fetch.bs
@@ -7517,6 +7517,9 @@ stated otherwise, it is 0.
     <a for="fetch group">deferred fetch records</a>:
 
     <ol>
+     <li><p>If <var>deferredRecord</var>'s <a for="deferred fetch record">invoke state</a>
+     is not "<code>pending</code>", then <a for=iteration>continue</a>.
+
      <li><p>Let <var>requestLength</var> be the <a>total request length</a> of
      <var>deferredRecord</var>'s <a for="deferred fetch record">request</a>.