diff --git a/config.mak.uname b/config.mak.uname
index 88007c4f13..ae6ba15586 100644
--- a/config.mak.uname
+++ b/config.mak.uname
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ ifeq ($(uname_S),OSF1)
 endif
 ifeq ($(uname_S),Linux)
 	HAVE_ALLOCA_H = YesPlease
+	# override in config.mak if you have glibc >= 2.38
 	NO_STRLCPY = YesPlease
 	HAVE_PATHS_H = YesPlease
 	LIBC_CONTAINS_LIBINTL = YesPlease