diff --git a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
index d678820e4306..e31108e5ef79 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
@@ -1596,6 +1596,9 @@ static const struct net_protocol igmp_protocol = {
 };
 #endif
 
+/* thinking of making this const? Don't.
+ * early_demux can change based on sysctl.
+ */
 static struct net_protocol tcp_protocol = {
 	.early_demux	=	tcp_v4_early_demux,
 	.early_demux_handler =  tcp_v4_early_demux,
@@ -1606,6 +1609,9 @@ static struct net_protocol tcp_protocol = {
 	.icmp_strict_tag_validation = 1,
 };
 
+/* thinking of making this const? Don't.
+ * early_demux can change based on sysctl.
+ */
 static struct net_protocol udp_protocol = {
 	.early_demux =	udp_v4_early_demux,
 	.early_demux_handler =	udp_v4_early_demux,
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index abba3bc2a3d9..38f76d8b231e 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -1949,6 +1949,9 @@ struct proto tcpv6_prot = {
 	.diag_destroy		= tcp_abort,
 };
 
+/* thinking of making this const? Don't.
+ * early_demux can change based on sysctl.
+ */
 static struct inet6_protocol tcpv6_protocol = {
 	.early_demux	=	tcp_v6_early_demux,
 	.early_demux_handler =  tcp_v6_early_demux,
diff --git a/net/ipv6/udp.c b/net/ipv6/udp.c
index 2a15f1bb6ef8..976f30391356 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/udp.c
@@ -1472,6 +1472,9 @@ int compat_udpv6_getsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 }
 #endif
 
+/* thinking of making this const? Don't.
+ * early_demux can change based on sysctl.
+ */
 static struct inet6_protocol udpv6_protocol = {
 	.early_demux	=	udp_v6_early_demux,
 	.early_demux_handler =  udp_v6_early_demux,