diff --git a/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c b/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
index a2dee0e..e6ce632 100644
--- a/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/char/vt_ioctl.c
@@ -400,6 +400,9 @@
 	case KIOCSOUND:
 		if (!perm)
 			goto eperm;
+		/* FIXME: This is an old broken API but we need to keep it
+		   supported and somehow separate the historic advertised
+		   tick rate from any real one */
 		if (arg)
 			arg = CLOCK_TICK_RATE / arg;
 		kd_mksound(arg, 0);
@@ -417,6 +420,9 @@
 		 */
 		ticks = HZ * ((arg >> 16) & 0xffff) / 1000;
 		count = ticks ? (arg & 0xffff) : 0;
+		/* FIXME: This is an old broken API but we need to keep it
+		   supported and somehow separate the historic advertised
+		   tick rate from any real one */
 		if (count)
 			count = CLOCK_TICK_RATE / count;
 		kd_mksound(count, ticks);