diff --git a/man2/splice.2 b/man2/splice.2
index d92dbe792..00984c986 100644
--- a/man2/splice.2
+++ b/man2/splice.2
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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-.TH SPLICE 2 2008-01-31 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH SPLICE 2 2008-09-26 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 splice \- splice data to/from a pipe
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ This is only a hint to the kernel:
 pages may still be copied if the kernel cannot move the
 pages from the pipe, or if
 the pipe buffers don't refer to full pages.
+The initial implementation of this flag was buggy:
+therefore starting in Linux 2.6.21 it is a no-op
+(but is still permitted in a
+.BR splice ()
+call);
+in the future, a correct implementation may be restored.
 .TP
 .B SPLICE_F_NONBLOCK
 Do not block on I/O.