diff --git a/pkg/homedir/homedir_unix.go b/pkg/homedir/homedir_unix.go
index 284e8be7ca..441bd727b6 100644
--- a/pkg/homedir/homedir_unix.go
+++ b/pkg/homedir/homedir_unix.go
@@ -16,8 +16,11 @@ func Key() string {
 // Get returns the home directory of the current user with the help of
 // environment variables depending on the target operating system.
 // Returned path should be used with "path/filepath" to form new paths.
-// If compiling statically, ensure the osusergo build tag is used.
-// If needing to do nss lookups, do not compile statically.
+//
+// If linking statically with cgo enabled against glibc, ensure the
+// osusergo build tag is used.
+//
+// If needing to do nss lookups, do not disable cgo or set osusergo.
 func Get() string {
 	home := os.Getenv(Key())
 	if home == "" {