diff --git a/chapter08/python.xml b/chapter08/python.xml
index 0f22ab2a9..86a162476 100644
--- a/chapter08/python.xml
+++ b/chapter08/python.xml
@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@
automatically re-run failed tests. If a test failed but then passed
when re-run, it should be considered as passed.
+
+ One test named test.test_asyncio.test_sendfile
+ is known to fail depending on the version and configuration of the host
+ kernel.
+
Install the package:
make install