diff --git a/man2/fcntl.2 b/man2/fcntl.2
index f56da026f..7d2022f42 100644
--- a/man2/fcntl.2
+++ b/man2/fcntl.2
@@ -553,6 +553,10 @@ as described above for
 .BR F_GETLK .
 .SS Mandatory locking
 (Non-POSIX.)
+.IR Warning :
+the Linux implementation of mandatory locking is unreliable.
+See BUGS below.
+
 By default, both traditional (process-associated) and open file description
 record locks are advisory.
 Advisory locks are not enforced and are useful only between
@@ -594,9 +598,6 @@ permission bit (see
 .BR chmod (1)
 and
 .BR chmod (2)).
-
-The Linux implementation of mandatory locking is unreliable.
-See BUGS below.
 .SS Managing signals
 .BR F_GETOWN ,
 .BR F_SETOWN ,