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diff --git a/src/libstd/sys/unix/os.rs b/src/libstd/sys/unix/os.rs
index 1d92e8fc97c..6ef9502ba62 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sys/unix/os.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sys/unix/os.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ use sys::fd;
 use vec;
 
 const TMPBUF_SZ: usize = 128;
+// `ENV_LOCK` is never initialized fully, so this mutex is reentrant!
+// Do not use it in a way that might be reentrant, that could lead to
+// aliasing `&mut`.
 static ENV_LOCK: Mutex = Mutex::new();