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diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/mknodat.texi b/doc/posix-functions/mknodat.texi
index 57385b22c..bb77e7e34 100644
--- a/doc/posix-functions/mknodat.texi
+++ b/doc/posix-functions/mknodat.texi
@@ -2,17 +2,24 @@
 @section @code{mknodat}
 @findex mknodat
 
-POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/mknodat.html}
+POSIX specification:@* @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/mknodat.html}
 
-Gnulib module: ---
+Gnulib module: mkfifoat
 
 Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
 @itemize
+@item
+This function is missing on some platforms:
+glibc 2.3.6, MacOS X 10.5, FreeBSD 6.0, NetBSD 5.0, OpenBSD 3.8, AIX
+5.1, HP-UX 11, IRIX 6.5, OSF/1 5.1, Solaris 10, Cygwin 1.5.x, mingw,
+Interix 3.5, BeOS.
+But the replacement function is not safe to be used in libraries and is not multithread-safe.
 @end itemize
 
 Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
 @itemize
 @item
-This function is missing on some platforms:
-glibc 2.3.6, MacOS X 10.3, FreeBSD 6.0, NetBSD 3.0, OpenBSD 3.8, AIX 5.1, HP-UX 11, IRIX 6.5, OSF/1 5.1, Solaris 10, Cygwin, mingw, Interix 3.5, BeOS.
+The gnulib replacement function always fails with @samp{ENOSYS} on
+some platforms:
+mingw.
 @end itemize