diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/Application/Tools/RiaCurveMerger.inl b/ApplicationLibCode/Application/Tools/RiaCurveMerger.inl
index 4110a16e7e..5257d95b86 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/Application/Tools/RiaCurveMerger.inl
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/Application/Tools/RiaCurveMerger.inl
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ void RiaCurveMerger<XValueType>::computeInterpolatedValues( bool includeValuesFr
 
             if ( !RiaCurveDataTools::isValidValue( interpolValue, false ) )
             {
-#pragma omp critical
+                // Each iteration writes to its own element, so no synchronization is required
                 accumulatedValidValues[valueIndex] = HUGE_VAL;
             }