diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst b/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst
index bd8bbecb3d..b81f51bf83 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst
@@ -3886,6 +3886,12 @@ Follow these steps to create an initramfs image:
    variable, allowing the initramfs image to be built into the kernel
    normally.
 
+   .. note::
+
+      Bundling the initramfs with the kernel conflates the code in the initramfs
+      with the GPLv2 licensed Linux kernel binary. Thus only GPLv2 compatible
+      software may be part of a bundled initramfs.
+
    .. note::
 
       If you choose to not bundle the initramfs image with the kernel