diff --git a/man7/packet.7 b/man7/packet.7
index 29a7307e7..85b26d90b 100644
--- a/man7/packet.7
+++ b/man7/packet.7
@@ -435,9 +435,14 @@ integer option before creating the ring.
 .BR PACKET_QDISC_BYPASS " (since Linux 3.14)"
 .\" commit d346a3fae3ff1d99f5d0c819bf86edf9094a26a1
 By default, packets sent through packet sockets pass through the kernel's
-qdisc (traffic control) layer.
-This can be bypassed by setting this integer option to 1;
-this is useful for usage scenarios similar to pktgen.
+qdisc (traffic control) layer, which is fine for the vast majority of use
+cases.
+For traffic generator appliances using packet socket that intend to flood
+the network with brute force i.e., to test devices under load in a similar
+fashion to pktgen, this layer can be bypassed by setting this integer option
+to 1. Side-effects are that packet buffering in qdisc layer is avoided
+which will lead to increased drops when net device transmit queues are busy;
+therefore, use at your own risk.
 .SS Ioctls
 .B SIOCGSTAMP
 can be used to receive the timestamp of the last received packet.