diff --git a/arch/arm/src/kl/kl_getc.c b/arch/arm/src/kl/kl_getc.c
index cee3195dd08..8b63ec217d6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/kl/kl_getc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/kl/kl_getc.c
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@
  * Description:
  *   Input one byte from the serial console
  *
+ *   REVIST:  If used with the serial driver enabled, then this could
+ *   interfere with the serial driver operations.  Serial interrupts should
+ *   be disabled when this function executes in that case.
+ *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
 int up_getc(void)
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/lpc11xx/lpc11_getc.c b/arch/arm/src/lpc11xx/lpc11_getc.c
index 9d733b2e3e7..f809e9d3438 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/lpc11xx/lpc11_getc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/lpc11xx/lpc11_getc.c
@@ -67,7 +67,11 @@
  * Name: up_getc
  *
  * Description:
- *   Input one byte from the serial console
+ *   Input one byte from the serial console.
+ *
+ *   REVIST:  If used with the serial driver enabled, then this could
+ *   interfere with the serial driver operations.  Serial interrupts should
+ *   be disabled when this function executes in that case.
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_getc.c b/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_getc.c
index e5fbb0fa3dd..de9020bab40 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_getc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/stm32/stm32_getc.c
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@
  * Description:
  *   Read one byte from the serial console
  *
+ *   REVIST:  If used with the serial driver enabled, then this could
+ *   interfere with the serial driver operations.  Serial interrupts should
+ *   be disabled when this function executes in that case.
+ *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
 int up_getc(void)