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diff --git a/src/libcharon/sa/keymat.h b/src/libcharon/sa/keymat.h
index 11e0fa79a..6c2b5d4b5 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/sa/keymat.h
+++ b/src/libcharon/sa/keymat.h
@@ -40,7 +40,12 @@ struct keymat_t {
*
* The diffie hellman is either for IKE negotiation/rekeying or
* CHILD_SA rekeying (using PFS). The resulting DH object must be passed
- * to derive_keys or to derive_child_keys and destroyed after use
+ * to derive_keys or to derive_child_keys and destroyed after use.
+ *
+ * Only DH objects allocated through this method are passed to other
+ * keymat_t methods, allowing private DH implementations. In some cases
+ * (such as retrying with a COOKIE), a DH object allocated from a different
+ * keymat_t instance may be passed to other methods.
*
* @param group diffie hellman group
* @return DH object, NULL if group not supported