diff --git a/p2p/host/basic/basic_host.go b/p2p/host/basic/basic_host.go
index b5d2108b954ad2625f159d5a0979500848f2e9b8..13452e2f9cf28d2492b3efd227cbd15ce4990b60 100644
--- a/p2p/host/basic/basic_host.go
+++ b/p2p/host/basic/basic_host.go
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ func (h *BasicHost) newStreamHandler(s inet.Stream) {
 }
 
 // PushIdentify pushes an identify update through the identify push protocol
+// Warning: this interface is unstable and may disappear in the future.
 func (h *BasicHost) PushIdentify() {
 	h.ids.Push()
 }