diff --git a/src/gui/opengl/qopenglshaderprogram.cpp b/src/gui/opengl/qopenglshaderprogram.cpp
index d2429cdd23..bfde270446 100644
--- a/src/gui/opengl/qopenglshaderprogram.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/opengl/qopenglshaderprogram.cpp
@@ -1516,6 +1516,9 @@ void QOpenGLShaderProgram::setAttributeArray
     The setAttributeBuffer() function can be used to set the attribute
     array to an offset within a vertex buffer.
 
+    \note Normalization will be enabled. If this is not desired, call
+    glVertexAttribPointer directly through QOpenGLFunctions.
+
     \sa setAttributeValue(), setUniformValue(), enableAttributeArray()
     \sa disableAttributeArray(), setAttributeBuffer()
 */
@@ -1659,6 +1662,9 @@ void QOpenGLShaderProgram::setAttributeArray
     on the \a location.  Otherwise the value specified with
     setAttributeValue() for \a location will be used.
 
+    \note Normalization will be enabled. If this is not desired, call
+    glVertexAttribPointer directly through QOpenGLFunctions.
+
     \sa setAttributeArray()
 */
 void QOpenGLShaderProgram::setAttributeBuffer
diff --git a/src/opengl/qglshaderprogram.cpp b/src/opengl/qglshaderprogram.cpp
index 7261b68a88..65f217edf2 100644
--- a/src/opengl/qglshaderprogram.cpp
+++ b/src/opengl/qglshaderprogram.cpp
@@ -1553,6 +1553,9 @@ void QGLShaderProgram::setAttributeArray
     The setAttributeBuffer() function can be used to set the attribute
     array to an offset within a vertex buffer.
 
+    \note Normalization will be enabled. If this is not desired, call
+    glVertexAttribPointer directly through QGLFunctions.
+
     \sa setAttributeValue(), setUniformValue(), enableAttributeArray()
     \sa disableAttributeArray(), setAttributeBuffer()
     \since 4.7
@@ -1698,6 +1701,9 @@ void QGLShaderProgram::setAttributeArray
     on the \a location.  Otherwise the value specified with
     setAttributeValue() for \a location will be used.
 
+    \note Normalization will be enabled. If this is not desired, call
+    glVertexAttribPointer directly though QGLFunctions.
+
     \sa setAttributeArray()
     \since 4.7
 */