diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 783a11437a57..88171f8ce58a 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ struct wiphy;
  * All callbacks except where otherwise noted should return 0
  * on success or a negative error code.
  *
+ * All operations are currently invoked under rtnl for consistency with the
+ * wireless extensions but this is subject to reevaluation as soon as this
+ * code is used more widely and we have a first user without wext.
+ *
  * @add_virtual_intf: create a new virtual interface with the given name
  *
  * @del_virtual_intf: remove the virtual interface determined by ifindex.