diff --git a/man2/query_module.2 b/man2/query_module.2
index 316808057..4e39c1b8b 100644
--- a/man2/query_module.2
+++ b/man2/query_module.2
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ query_module \- query the kernel for various bits pertaining to modules
 .BI "int query_module(const char *" name ", int " which ", void *" buf ,
 .BI "                 size_t " bufsize ", size_t *" ret );
 .fi
+.IR Note :
+There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see NOTES.
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .BR Note :
 This system call is present only in kernels before Linux 2.6.
@@ -175,6 +177,10 @@ can be obtained from
 .IR /proc/kallsyms ,
 and the files under the directory
 .IR /sys/module .
+
+Glibc does not provide a wrapper for this system call;
+in the unlikely event that you need to use it on an old kernel, use
+.BR syscall (2).
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .BR create_module (2),
 .BR delete_module (2),