diff --git a/common/jack/types.h b/common/jack/types.h
index d9b6c43a..094d4074 100644
--- a/common/jack/types.h
+++ b/common/jack/types.h
@@ -440,7 +440,8 @@ typedef void (*JackShutdownCallback)(void *arg);
  * the callback context.
 
  * @param code a status word, formed by OR-ing together the relevant @ref JackStatus bits.
- * @param reason a string describing the shutdown reason (backend failure, server crash... etc...)
+ * @param reason a string describing the shutdown reason (backend failure, server crash... etc...). 
+ * Note that this string will not be available anymore after the callback returns, so possibly copy it.
  * @param arg pointer to a client supplied structure
  */
 typedef void (*JackInfoShutdownCallback)(jack_status_t code, const char* reason, void *arg);