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diff --git a/libguile/net_db.c b/libguile/net_db.c
index 95f0040da..d7a12c50f 100644
--- a/libguile/net_db.c
+++ b/libguile/net_db.c
@@ -595,8 +595,10 @@ SCM_DEFINE (scm_getaddrinfo, "getaddrinfo", 1, 5, 0,
"@item EAI_SOCKTYPE\n"
"@var{hint_socktype} was not recognized.\n\n"
"@item EAI_SYSTEM\n"
- "A system error occurred; the error code can be found in "
- "@code{errno}.\n"
+ "A system error occurred. In C, the error code can be found in "
+ "@code{errno}; this value is not accessible from Scheme, but in\n"
+ "practice it provides little information about the actual error "
+ "cause.\n\n" /* see <http://bugs.gnu.org/13958>. */
"@end table\n"
"\n"
"Users are encouraged to read the "