diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/README.rst b/tools/lib/bpf/README.rst
index 5788479384cad..cef7b77eab695 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/README.rst
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/README.rst
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ starting from ``0.0.1``.
 
 Every time ABI is being changed, e.g. because a new symbol is added or
 semantic of existing symbol is changed, ABI version should be bumped.
+This bump in ABI version is at most once per kernel development cycle.
 
 For example, if current state of ``libbpf.map`` is: