diff --git a/pep-0384.txt b/pep-0384.txt
index 193f821d1..4112aad94 100644
--- a/pep-0384.txt
+++ b/pep-0384.txt
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ of the ABI:
 - token.h
 - traceback.h
 
+In addition, functions expecting ``FILE*`` are not part of
+the ABI, to avoid depending on a specific version of the
+Microsoft C runtime DLL on Windows.
+
 Global Variables
 ----------------