diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/usage.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/usage.rst
index 9f720f1317d3..46957d1cbcbb 100644
--- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/usage.rst
+++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/usage.rst
@@ -166,7 +166,12 @@ many similar tests. In order to reduce duplication in these closely related
 tests, most unit testing frameworks (including KUnit) provide the concept of a
 *test suite*. A test suite is a collection of test cases for a unit of code
 with optional setup and teardown functions that run before/after the whole
-suite and/or every test case. For example:
+suite and/or every test case.
+
+.. note::
+   A test case will only run if it is associated with a test suite.
+
+For example:
 
 .. code-block:: c
 
@@ -196,7 +201,10 @@ after everything else. ``kunit_test_suite(example_test_suite)`` registers the
 test suite with the KUnit test framework.
 
 .. note::
-   A test case will only run if it is associated with a test suite.
+   The ``exit`` and ``suite_exit`` functions will run even if ``init`` or
+   ``suite_init`` fail. Make sure that they can handle any inconsistent
+   state which may result from ``init`` or ``suite_init`` encountering errors
+   or exiting early.
 
 ``kunit_test_suite(...)`` is a macro which tells the linker to put the
 specified test suite in a special linker section so that it can be run by KUnit
diff --git a/include/kunit/test.h b/include/kunit/test.h
index 57b309c6ca27..3028a1a3fcad 100644
--- a/include/kunit/test.h
+++ b/include/kunit/test.h
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@ static inline char *kunit_status_to_ok_not_ok(enum kunit_status status)
  * test case, similar to the notion of a *test fixture* or a *test class*
  * in other unit testing frameworks like JUnit or Googletest.
  *
+ * Note that @exit and @suite_exit will run even if @init or @suite_init
+ * fail: make sure they can handle any inconsistent state which may result.
+ *
  * Every &struct kunit_case must be associated with a kunit_suite for KUnit
  * to run it.
  */