diff --git a/doc/README.x86 b/doc/README.x86
index ba5bb99dcd1a7edb5ef0bd135d8b1451786c141f..437dc291e1afeb19b91fbadeba953e1224496348 100644
--- a/doc/README.x86
+++ b/doc/README.x86
@@ -385,6 +385,9 @@ At present it seems that for Minnowboard Max, coreboot does not pass through
 the video information correctly (it always says the resolution is 0x0). This
 works correctly for link though.
 
+Note: coreboot framebuffer driver does not work on QEMU. The reason is unknown
+at this point. Patches are welcome if you figure out anything wrong.
+
 Test with QEMU for bare mode
 ----------------------------
 QEMU is a fancy emulator that can enable us to test U-Boot without access to