diff --git a/library/std/src/io/mod.rs b/library/std/src/io/mod.rs
index b6545eada86ae..5242261cf93f6 100644
--- a/library/std/src/io/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/io/mod.rs
@@ -2658,6 +2658,10 @@ impl<T, U> Chain<T, U> {
 
     /// Gets references to the underlying readers in this `Chain`.
     ///
+    /// Care should be taken to avoid modifying the internal I/O state of the
+    /// underlying readers as doing so may corrupt the internal state of this
+    /// `Chain`.
+    ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
     /// ```no_run
@@ -2915,6 +2919,10 @@ impl<T> Take<T> {
 
     /// Gets a reference to the underlying reader.
     ///
+    /// Care should be taken to avoid modifying the internal I/O state of the
+    /// underlying reader as doing so may corrupt the internal limit of this
+    /// `Take`.
+    ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
     /// ```no_run