diff --git a/arch/arm/src/armv7-a/arm_sigdeliver.c b/arch/arm/src/armv7-a/arm_sigdeliver.c
index 1dc74093cb..f6afdb4500 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/armv7-a/arm_sigdeliver.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/armv7-a/arm_sigdeliver.c
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ void up_sigdeliver(void)
    * run with interrupts enabled.
    *
    * REVISIT: 'irqcount' could still be greater than zero in the SMP case.
-   * This would be an issue if the signal handler were to suspend because
-   * the critical section would be re-established when the signal handler
-   * resumes.
+   * This is an issue because (1) global spinlocks are still held and (2) if
+   * the signal handler were to suspend the the critical section would be
+   * re-established when the signal handler resumes.
    */
 
   up_irq_enable();
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/armv7-m/up_sigdeliver.c b/arch/arm/src/armv7-m/up_sigdeliver.c
index eedb1f22f6..577dff8ab4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/armv7-m/up_sigdeliver.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/armv7-m/up_sigdeliver.c
@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ void up_sigdeliver(void)
    * run with interrupts enabled.
    *
    * REVISIT: 'irqcount' could still be greater than zero in the SMP case.
-   * This would be an issue if the signal handler were to suspend because
-   * the critical section would be re-established when the signal handler
-   * resumes.
+   * This is an issue because (1) global spinlocks are still held and (2) if
+   * the signal handler were to suspend the the critical section would be
+   * re-established when the signal handler resumes.
    */
 
   up_irq_enable();
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/src/common/xtensa_sigdeliver.c b/arch/xtensa/src/common/xtensa_sigdeliver.c
index 315903a11a..b298ac0ad9 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/src/common/xtensa_sigdeliver.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/src/common/xtensa_sigdeliver.c
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ void xtensa_sig_deliver(void)
    * run with interrupts enabled.
    *
    * REVISIT: 'irqcount' could still be greater than zero in the SMP case.
-   * This would be an issue if the signal handler were to suspend because
-   * the critical section would be re-established when the signal handler
-   * resumes.
+   * This is an issue because (1) global spinlocks are still held and (2) if
+   * the signal handler were to suspend the the critical section would be
+   * re-established when the signal handler resumes.
    */
 
   up_irq_enable();