diff --git a/man2/gettimeofday.2 b/man2/gettimeofday.2
index 6f35e1c01..2053edbd8 100644
--- a/man2/gettimeofday.2
+++ b/man2/gettimeofday.2
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ If either
 or
 .I tz
 is NULL, the corresponding structure is not set or returned.
+.\" FIXME The compilation warning looks to be going away in 2.17
+.\" see glibc commit 4b7634a5e03b0da6f8875de9d3f74c1cf6f2a6e8
 (However, compilation warnings will result if
 .I tv
 is NULL.)