diff --git a/xsoft/office/abiword.xml b/xsoft/office/abiword.xml
index 8a564c322c..0a40cb4a88 100644
--- a/xsoft/office/abiword.xml
+++ b/xsoft/office/abiword.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,16 @@
       writing reports, letters and other formatted documents.
     </para>
 
-    &lfs81_checked;
+    <!-- https://bugzilla.abisource.com/show_bug.cgi?id=13791. -->
+    <note>
+      <para>
+        It has been reported that, depending on the desktop enviroment and on
+	the theme settings, the window where <application>Abiword</application>
+	is running may flicker. This is known uptream, but no fix seems to be
+	available yet.
+      </para>
+    </note>
+    &lfs82_checked;
 
     <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
     <itemizedlist spacing="compact">