diff -ur man-pages-3.42.orig/man2/getdents.2 man-pages-3.42/man2/getdents.2
--- man-pages-3.42.orig/man2/getdents.2	2012-08-14 00:39:36.000000000 +0200
+++ man-pages-3.42/man2/getdents.2	2012-09-13 15:27:45.241212934 +0200
@@ -187,6 +187,11 @@
 fields employed in the
 .IR linux_dirent
 structure.
+
+Warning: Result of the
+.BR getdents ()
+system call in 32 bit application on 64 bit OS doesn't have to be
+always correct, potentially the call itself can fail.
 .SH EXAMPLE
 .\" FIXME: This program uses the older getdents(0 system call
 .\" and the structure with smaller field widths.