diff --git a/library/core/src/marker.rs b/library/core/src/marker.rs
index 01af964a83e26..c99feaca055a4 100644
--- a/library/core/src/marker.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/marker.rs
@@ -1070,6 +1070,9 @@ marker_impls! {
 }
 
 /// A common trait implemented by all function pointers.
+//
+// Note that while the trait is internal and unstable it is nevertheless
+// exposed as a public bound of the stable `core::ptr::fn_addr_eq` function.
 #[unstable(
     feature = "fn_ptr_trait",
     issue = "none",