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diff --git a/include/urcu/uatomic/riscv.h b/include/urcu/uatomic/riscv.h
index 9313190..a70ea25 100644
--- a/include/urcu/uatomic/riscv.h
+++ b/include/urcu/uatomic/riscv.h
@@ -3,9 +3,28 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
 /*
- * Atomic exchange operations for the RISC-V architecture. Let GCC do it.
+ * Atomic exchange operations for the RISC-V architecture.
+ *
+ * Let the compiler do it.
  */
 
+/*
+ * See <https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=104831> for details.
+ *
+ * Until the following patches are backported, Userspace RCU is broken for the
+ * RISC-V architecture when compiled with GCC.
+ *
+ *  - <https://gcc.gnu.org/git/?p=gcc.git;a=commit;h=4990cf84c460f064d6281d0813f20b0ef20c7448>
+ *  - <https://gcc.gnu.org/git/?p=gcc.git;a=commit;h=4990cf84c460f064d6281d0813f20b0ef20c7448>
+ *  - <https://gcc.gnu.org/git/?p=gcc.git;a=commit;h=d199d2e56da2379004e7e0457150409c0c99d3e6>
+ */
+#if defined(__GNUC__)
+#  error "Implementations of some atomic operations of GCC for RISC-V \
+          are insufficient for sequential consistency. For this reason \
+          Userspace RCU is currently marked as 'broken' for RISC-V with \
+          GCC. However, it is still possible to use other toolchains."
+#endif
+
 #ifndef _URCU_ARCH_UATOMIC_RISCV_H
 #define _URCU_ARCH_UATOMIC_RISCV_H