diff --git a/include/linux/gfp.h b/include/linux/gfp.h
index 4423a0f8eabe..97a9373e61e8 100644
--- a/include/linux/gfp.h
+++ b/include/linux/gfp.h
@@ -57,8 +57,10 @@ struct vm_area_struct;
  * _might_ fail.  This depends upon the particular VM implementation.
  *
  * __GFP_NOFAIL: The VM implementation _must_ retry infinitely: the caller
- * cannot handle allocation failures.  This modifier is deprecated and no new
- * users should be added.
+ * cannot handle allocation failures. New users should be evaluated carefully
+ * (and the flag should be used only when there is no reasonable failure policy)
+ * but it is definitely preferable to use the flag rather than opencode endless
+ * loop around allocator.
  *
  * __GFP_NORETRY: The VM implementation must not retry indefinitely.
  *