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diff --git a/doc/man/lttng-ust-dl.3.txt b/doc/man/lttng-ust-dl.3.txt
index 28d865c6..bc7aa9eb 100644
--- a/doc/man/lttng-ust-dl.3.txt
+++ b/doc/man/lttng-ust-dl.3.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,17 @@ man:lttng-ust(3)).
 See man:lttng(1) to learn more about how to control LTTng tracing
 sessions.
 
-The following LTTng-UST events are available when using this library:
+IMPORTANT: This LTTng-UST helper can also emit _shared library
+load/unload_ events (see _Shared library load/unload tracking_ in
+man:lttng-ust(3)). You should :not: use the event records generated by
+this LTTng-UST helper (prefixed with `lttng_ust_dl:`) to track the
+loading and unloading of shared libraries, especially in situations
+where a dynamically loaded library loads its own dependencies. Instead,
+do preload `liblttng-ust-dl.so`, but use the shared library load/unload
+event records, which are more reliable, for your tracking analysis.
+
+The following LTTng-UST events are available when using this library.
+
 
 `lttng_ust_dl:dlopen`::
     Emitted when man:dlopen(3) is called.