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diff --git a/include/smbios.h b/include/smbios.h
index 77be58887a..49de32fec2 100644
--- a/include/smbios.h
+++ b/include/smbios.h
@@ -258,12 +258,13 @@ static inline void fill_smbios_header(void *table, int type,
*
* This writes SMBIOS table at a given address.
*
- * @addr: start address to write SMBIOS table. If this is not
- * 16-byte-aligned then it will be aligned before the table is
- * written.
+ * @addr: start address to write SMBIOS table, 16-byte-alignment
+ * recommended. Note that while the SMBIOS tables themself have no alignment
+ * requirement, some systems may requires alignment. For example x86 systems
+ * which put tables at f0000 require 16-byte alignment
+ *
* Return: end address of SMBIOS table (and start address for next entry)
* or NULL in case of an error
- *
*/
ulong write_smbios_table(ulong addr);