1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lib/libc/net/getipnodebyname.3 b/lib/libc/net/getipnodebyname.3
index d0b0b8cffefe..1ade42d2cee8 100644
--- a/lib/libc/net/getipnodebyname.3
+++ b/lib/libc/net/getipnodebyname.3
@@ -455,6 +455,15 @@ are documented in
 (RFC2553).
 .\"
 .Sh BUGS
+Although the current implementation is otherwise thread-safe, using
+it in conjunction with
+.Fn gethostby*
+(see 
+.Xr gethostbyname 3 )
+or
+.Xr yp 8
+breaks the thread-safety of both.
+.Pp
 The
 .Fn getipnodebyname
 and
@@ -469,6 +478,4 @@ and
 .Fn getnameinfo 3
 are recommended.
 .Pp
-The current implementation is not thread-safe.
-.Pp
 The text was shamelessly copied from RFC2553.