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diff --git a/doc/lispref/buffers.texi b/doc/lispref/buffers.texi
index d97a095f686..6ad1fb1824a 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/buffers.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/buffers.texi
@@ -940,6 +940,10 @@ This is a normal hook run whenever the buffer list changes.  Functions
 (@pxref{Creating Buffers}), @code{rename-buffer} (@pxref{Buffer Names}),
 @code{kill-buffer} (@pxref{Killing Buffers}), @code{bury-buffer} (see
 above) and @code{select-window} (@pxref{Selecting Windows}).
+
+Functions run by this hook should avoid calling @code{select-window}
+with a nil @var{norecord} argument or @code{with-temp-buffer} since
+either may lead to infinite recursion.
 @end defvar
 
 @node Creating Buffers