diff --git a/include/SDL3/SDL_gpu.h b/include/SDL3/SDL_gpu.h
index e558cdd234..d42e0889c0 100644
--- a/include/SDL3/SDL_gpu.h
+++ b/include/SDL3/SDL_gpu.h
@@ -4074,6 +4074,8 @@ extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_QueryGPUFence(
 /**
  * Releases a fence obtained from SDL_SubmitGPUCommandBufferAndAcquireFence.
  *
+ * You must not reference the fence after calling this function.
+ *
  * \param device a GPU context.
  * \param fence a fence.
  *