diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/text-patching.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/text-patching.h
index 23c626a742e8..ea91049058d8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/text-patching.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/text-patching.h
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ static inline void int3_emulate_push(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long val)
 	 * stack where the break point happened, and the saving of
 	 * pt_regs. We can extend the original stack because of
 	 * this gap. See the idtentry macro's create_gap option.
+	 *
+	 * Similarly entry_32.S will have a gap on the stack for (any) hardware
+	 * exception and pt_regs; see FIXUP_FRAME.
 	 */
 	regs->sp -= sizeof(unsigned long);
 	*(unsigned long *)regs->sp = val;