diff --git a/doc/api/stream.md b/doc/api/stream.md
index 5f898cc325bb7d..c52e5ff7617768 100644
--- a/doc/api/stream.md
+++ b/doc/api/stream.md
@@ -2689,6 +2689,8 @@ added: v8.0.0
 
 The `_destroy()` method is called by [`writable.destroy()`][writable-destroy].
 It can be overridden by child classes but it **must not** be called directly.
+Furthermore, the `callback` should not be mixed with async/await
+once it is executed when a promise is resolved.
 
 #### `writable._final(callback)`