diff --git a/src/liballoc/rc.rs b/src/liballoc/rc.rs
index 9046403e9079c..fd26621051981 100644
--- a/src/liballoc/rc.rs
+++ b/src/liballoc/rc.rs
@@ -2106,6 +2106,8 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> Unpin for Rc<T> { }
 unsafe fn data_offset<T: ?Sized>(ptr: *const T) -> isize {
     // Align the unsized value to the end of the `RcBox`.
     // Because it is ?Sized, it will always be the last field in memory.
+    // Note: This is a detail of the current implementation of the compiler,
+    // and is not a guaranteed language detail. Do not rely on it outside of std.
     data_offset_align(align_of_val(&*ptr))
 }
 
diff --git a/src/liballoc/sync.rs b/src/liballoc/sync.rs
index 88027d48e8a21..3343384754f51 100644
--- a/src/liballoc/sync.rs
+++ b/src/liballoc/sync.rs
@@ -2161,6 +2161,8 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> Unpin for Arc<T> { }
 unsafe fn data_offset<T: ?Sized>(ptr: *const T) -> isize {
     // Align the unsized value to the end of the `ArcInner`.
     // Because it is `?Sized`, it will always be the last field in memory.
+    // Note: This is a detail of the current implementation of the compiler,
+    // and is not a guaranteed language detail. Do not rely on it outside of std.
     data_offset_align(align_of_val(&*ptr))
 }