diff --git a/include/linux/jump_label.h b/include/linux/jump_label.h
index a7f90117cf7d4f4d71fd1d6d2bc8a0d47e272d1a..28e04a33535abe5af1f29dbf7616edef809f862a 100644
--- a/include/linux/jump_label.h
+++ b/include/linux/jump_label.h
@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ extern bool static_key_initialized;
 struct static_key {
 	atomic_t enabled;
 /*
+ * Note:
+ *   To make anonymous unions work with old compilers, the static
+ *   initialization of them requires brackets. This creates a dependency
+ *   on the order of the struct with the initializers. If any fields
+ *   are added, STATIC_KEY_INIT_TRUE and STATIC_KEY_INIT_FALSE may need
+ *   to be modified.
+ *
  * bit 0 => 1 if key is initially true
  *	    0 if initially false
  * bit 1 => 1 if points to struct static_key_mod