diff --git a/include/SDL3/SDL_mutex.h b/include/SDL3/SDL_mutex.h
index 989dd0309b..f8cab5b864 100644
--- a/include/SDL3/SDL_mutex.h
+++ b/include/SDL3/SDL_mutex.h
@@ -481,7 +481,9 @@ extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_CondBroadcast(SDL_cond *cond);
  * `cond`. Once the condition variable is signaled, the mutex is re-locked and
  * the function returns.
  *
- * The mutex must be locked before calling this function.
+ * The mutex must be locked before calling this function. Locking the
+ * mutex recursively (more than once) is not supported and leads to
+ * undefined behavior.
  *
  * This function is the equivalent of calling SDL_CondWaitTimeout() with a
  * time length of `SDL_MUTEX_MAXWAIT`.
@@ -510,7 +512,9 @@ extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_CondWait(SDL_cond *cond, SDL_mutex *mutex);
  * signaled or the time elapsed, the mutex is re-locked and the function
  * returns.
  *
- * The mutex must be locked before calling this function.
+ * The mutex must be locked before calling this function. Locking the
+ * mutex recursively (more than once) is not supported and leads to
+ * undefined behavior.
  *
  * \param cond the condition variable to wait on
  * \param mutex the mutex used to coordinate thread access